SURF FILMS

Australian Premiere

Stone & Wood Brewery - Thursday 22

Uluwatu, Bali, is a remote fishing village and popular tourist destination, believed to be cursed by its original inhabitants. Told through the voices of twelve influential figures from across Bali, the film examines the sustainability of the island's rapid development and the growing tension between cultural preservation and modern expansion.

Australian Premiere

Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

Christina Gindl’s (Austria’s first female big wave surfer) injury forces her out of the ocean and into a reality that strips away rhythm and certainty. Cut off from what once defined her, she is left in a space where instinct, identity, and endurance are tested through a quiet process of resistance and becoming.

Byron Premiere

Stay Strange - Palace Byron Bay - Friday 23

An experimental surf film exploring the knifes edge between chaos and order. Always flowing between the states, never static.

NSW Premiere

Salt In Her Veins - Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

A community-driven short film about what cold-water surfing truly looks, feels and sounds like. Built from every day stories, it follows a group of female surfers in Northern Denmark preparing for a surf day: from frozen locks and flat car batteries, to laughter, anticipation and the challenge to actually catch a wave in daylight.

Byron Premiere

Magic Island - Stone & Wood Brewery - Thursday 22

A documentary about the historic East Coast road trip that connected community, surf conservation and cultures across continents.

Australian Premiere - Onda Latina (Latin Wave)

Stone & Wood Brewery - Friday 23

In Chile, huiro is a seaweed; it is where life in the ocean begins, it is the root. From there, this adventure is born - from the need to return to where everything starts. A camper built from scratch, a surfer and his dog. A journey along the Chilean coast in search of connection.

Australian Premiere - Schools Program

In Busua, Ghana, a group of young men who taught themselves to surf as children using wooden planks now extend their knowledge and skill to their community. Today, with their own surf school, they are empowering local girls, teaching them how to swim, surf, and embrace the ocean, rather than fear it.

Australian Premiere

Onda Latina - Latin Wave - Stone & Wood Brewery - Friday 23

Lúcio Firmino is a descendant of the Tupiniquim, the true owners of the Brazilian coastline. Facing scarcity, grief, single fatherhood and a conservative environment, Lúcio pays the price for being authentic. Yet his 'índio feroz' soul prevails and fosters deep connections.

Australian Premiere

Magic island - Stone & Wood Brewery - Thursday 22

In a world driven by mass production, what does it mean to devote an entire lifetime to mastering a single craft, as many Japanese artisans do?

Australian Premiere

Magic island - Stone & Wood Brewery - Thursday 22

Two young men find purpose and community in the ocean, instead of the perilous journeys many peers take in search of opportunity abroad.

International Premiere

Salt In Her Veins - Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

Especially in colder waters, female surfers have often been overlooked in surf culture and media. The film follows Bella (a Cornwall surf photographer and magazine editor) and her journey in overcoming these challenges and becoming an inspiration for future generations of female surfers.

Australian Premiere

Plays with LATE FAME at Palace Byron Bay

As the sun sets over the Cornish coast, two actors clash, both as rivals on the stage and as surfers fighting for the waves. When one abandons the other at sea, only the tide knows if Shane will survive or be kept in the dark.

World Premiere

Screens with THE BEST SUMMER - Palace Byron Bay - Saturday 17

Lachlan, a young surfing prodigy, spends an afternoon at the beach chasing waves, girls, and the fleeting thrill of youth. As the sun dips into evening, the carefree vibe turns fragile. Beneath his gentle demeanour lies the weight of his hidden troubles following an incident that has shook him to the core.

Australian Premiere

Salt In Her Veins - Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

An adventure around New York City’s surf and ethnic food scene, through a diverse crew of women who share personal narratives of NYC's surf community. The film blasts the status quo representation of surf culture and is a celebration NYC's greatest wealth - its diversity and contributions by immigrant communities.

Byron Premiere

Salt In Her Veins - Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

Learning to surf at 50, Lara discovered not only waves but a new sense of self. Through the Peninsula Surf Sisters and Maladiction Longboarders, she built deep friendships, courage, and joy. Her story from heartbreak to saltwater healing celebrates the power of reinvention and the women who find strength - and sisterhood - in the sea.

International Premiere

Onda Latina - Latin Wave - Stone & Wood Brewery - Friday 23

Three intertwined trajectories reveal how surfing, experienced in the spirituality of the waves, transforms into a philosophy of life and an act of preservation, leading humankind back to its ancestral communion with the ocean.

NSW Premiere

Salt In Her Veins - Brunswick Picture House - Sunday 18

Women of the Waves celebrates the impact of community in breaking barriers to access for female surfers. It showcases the ocean as a safe, empowering place for women to connect with others and find strength.