COME rain or shine, this summer (Aug-Sept 2009) will be awash with epic surf, courtesy of The Surf Screen bringing an inspiring line up of the very best independent surf movie content, including:
Searching for Michael Peterson by Jolyon Hoff. (Across the UK This August with the director) A documentary telling the moving story of one of Australia’s greatest surfers whose career was cut short by mental illness.
For five glorious years “MP” led the Coolangatta Kids and won virtually every event he contested, including three Bells Beach Pros back to back. His brilliant, aggressive surfing provided the centrepiece for Albert Falzon’s Morning of the Earth in 1972, and MP never looked back. His final tour victory, at the inaugural Stubbies Pro at Burleigh Heads in 1977, is regarded as the high point of the early professional era. Sadly, a year later triumph turned to tragedy and Michael’s demons claimed him.
In 1983 he was locked up after a 15-car police chase across Queensland and iagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He never surfed again.
Screening dates for Searching for Michael Peterson include:
Wednesday 5th August: The Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade, Brighton. Doors open 7:30pm, screening at 8pm, £5 on the door.Saturday 8th August: Solva memorial Hall, Solva, Nr St Davids, Wales. Screening at 8pm, £5 on the doorSunday 9th August: The Cube Cinema, 4 Princess Row, Bristol, Somerset. Screening at 8pm, £5 on the doorTuesday 11th August: Bude Community Cinema, The Parkhouse Centre, Bude, screening at 8pm, £5 on the door
Other screenings in Poole (Lighthouse) and Cornwall to be announced.
Musica Surfica by Mick Sowry, explores a collision between classical music and experimental finless surfing. Best Picture at the New York Surf Film Festival
Violin virtuoso and surfer Richard Tognetti, of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, with his friend, surfing provocateur Derek Hynd, asked a diverse group of surfers, including former world champion Tom Carroll and master shaper Tom Wegener, to join them on remote King Island at the edge of the Southern Ocean, to surf... without fins.
In the past six months Musica Surfica has won Best Picture at the New York Surf Film Festival and the Adventure Award ("for the best-told adventures in, on, or around the Sea") at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival.
These amazing films will be screening across the UK, so visit
www.thesurfscreen.com for regular updates and to ensure a seat at our amazing events.
The Surf Screen’s profits support independent surf movie production, let’s celebrate and enrich our surf culture together.
See you at a screening soon… Stay stoked!
“Bringing surf movies to the big screen”
Here is a selection of quotes from audience members about our screenings, please feel free to use any of them
“Just wanted to thank The Surf Screen for putting on a great show, the film was incredible and the drive from North Devon was well worth it. Surf movies on the big screen - how they were meant to be seen! Can't wait for the next one” Jamie
"It was sick!, I wanted to go surf, but it was night time!" Dean
“The whole thing, the venue, the presentation, the trailers and films made for such an epic night. Thank you to everyone involved in organising this, I recommend attending the screenings, if you miss out, you'll regret it forever!!” Proner
“We have just returned from the Brighton screening and it was fantastic! An excellent atmosphere in the theatre. Please keep it up and please come back soon!” Jenn
“My sister caught the screening in Newquay and asked me to pass on her thanks. Apparently it was her surfing highlight of the year so far!
Keep up the good work.” Surfer girl
“Still filled with the stoke after seeing the screening at the Cube. Nice work to all involved- We need more of this please! Where's me board....?” Clay
“Thanks for coming to the Reel Cinema at Kingsbrige. It was sick going to the cinema with yer mates to watch a nice film about surfing. Thanks! The Chally crew are FROTHING! ” Rich
“Absolutely loved the screening at Poole Lighthouse - you guys are doing a fantastic job, we need more stuff like this going on - it makes the world a better place - thank you” Emma
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