16mm Surf Film Appreciation
Those of us with an appreciation for film-making and surfing know that there is a huge difference between surf movies made with film and those made with video. The purpose of this group is to gather people who share this common appreciation and affinity to share thoughts, ideas, opinions and perspectives on the best films out there.
New Surf Movie "Bustin Down The Door" Chronicles the lively 70's pro surfing scene
Bustin' Down the Door is going to be a super rad surf flick.
Before pro surfing found it's way, there were some super maverick pioneers that forced their vision for aggressive surfing coupled with a rock-star thirst for fame onto the surfing scene. This was well before there was actual money in the sport, so these guys were pioneering an underground culture and threading the needle between big, life-threatening waves, horny girls, drugs, and tropical diseases like malaria to forge what is currently pro-surfing today. This is going to be a hooot.
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New Surf Movie "Bustin Down The Door" Chronicles the lively 70's pro surfing scene
Bustin' Down the Door is going to be a super rad surf flick.
Before pro surfing found it's way, there were some super maverick pioneers that forced their vision for aggressive surfing coupled with a rock-star thirst for fame onto the surfing scene. This was well before there was actual money in the sport, so these guys were pioneering an underground culture and threading the needle between big, life-threatening waves, horny girls, drugs, and tropical diseases like malaria to forge what is currently pro-surfing today. This is going to be a hooot.
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Skaterdater -1965 Skateboard Movie
It really doesn't matter which generation you're from, if you grew up with four wheels under your feet you'll appreciate the insane vintage longboard surf styling from this 1965 skate movie titled "Skaterdater". These kids are styling through the streets of Santa Monica with the old original clay wheels - barefoot!
"Chasing Dora" - Surf Film to Premiere in San Francisco's Victoria Theatre
"Chasing Dora" a film by T.J. Barrack and Wes Brown will premiere sunday evening to benefit the Save the Waves Foundation.
About the film: “Chasing Dora” is the story of three California surfers who decided to bring to life an epic challenge thrown down by one of surfing’s greatest stylists, the renowned maverick, Miki Dora, who died in 2002 at age 67. Dora was one of the sport’s most iconic figures. He railed against the commercialization of surfing, yet endorsed one of the best-selling surfboard models of the mid-’60s surf boom. He decried competitive surfing, yet still chose to enter some, and floated schemes to promote others. He shunned publicity, yet managed to use the surf media to create an almost mythic persona for himself.
Duke Interview by Bruce Brown
Check out this rare footage of Duke Kahanamoku being interviewed by Bruce Brown (director of 'Endless Summer') during the first annual Duke Kahanamoku Invitational surfing competition.
Greg Noll, Butch Van Artsdalen, Mike Hynson, Mickey Dora, Jeff Hakman and many more surfing reprobates were all in attendance.
