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Lineup of films for Cape TownA total of 14 films will be screened at three venues in Cape Town between Friday 5 December and Sunday 14 December. The big outdoor screening will take place at Clifton Fourth beach on Friday 5 December. If the southeaster is pumping (more than 20-25 kts), the Saturday after is a weather day. Then it's on to the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay from Sunday 7 until Wednesday 10, followed by the Labia Cinema (Orange Street) in Cape Town from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December. Tickets cost R25, but the Clifton beach screening is free (and you can win a surfboard there, with hundreds of hampers to be won). The following lineup is final. Check you there!  Laird rides his SUP in Indo WATERMAN
Directors: Don King, with Sonny Miller and Jeff Hornbaker A multi-disciplined exploration of surfing roots and offshoots as Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Gerry Lopez and Rob Machado, with Chris, Keith and Dan Malloy travel into heart of Indonesia. It's the ultimate boat trip, and so it should be, they're on the Indies Trader IV. Whaddya expect?! Some of the most influential surfers alive today bodysurf, paddle surf, hydrofoil, stand up surf and tow surf the deep blue lines of the Indian Ocean. Sure, big bronzed Laird is in the movie, but it's a fair collective of surfing evolution, as they share advice and philosophies with the audience and each other while cruising aboard the ridiculously luxurious boat, where butlers and jetskis are de riguer. Check mal footage of Laird in a custom-made full body swim-suit surf UNDERWATER for up to 100 metres with the suppleness of a ballet dancer. Legendary cameraman Don King had five cinematographers, churning out mega-bytes and reams of footage from every angle, whether from tripods, swimmers, little boats, big boats, trees, and scuba divers. As Kalama said in the film, "If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up." Pass me the caviar and my cigar brah. Brass Bell: 9pm: Wed 10 DecLabia: 8pm: Sun 14 Dec (with One Track Mind)  Epic soundtrack by the Malloys ONE TRACK MIND
Director: Chris Malloy A quick-fire burst of adrenal overload by master filmmaker Chris Malloy (September Sessions, Thicker than Water) as we go into the hearts and minds of pro surfers, including Jordy, Kelly, Taj, Mick, AI, Parko, Machado, and John John Florence, with footage of and interviews with Curren, and Occy among many of the others. Like the other flicks Chris Malloy has made, the music is a standout. A truly epic soundtrack makes you want to paddle off your seat and get barrelled down the aisle. A rhythmic exploration of the evolution techniques as espoused by the most prolific surfers of our time. They share secrets that gave them the inspiration and technical nous to be the best. As someone said: "One Track Mind is 36 minutes of pure heart and guts", and a "must-see for any surfer interested in what goes on inside the minds of top surfers on the World Tour (and those groms getting ready to make a run for it). You get a full rundown of board and fin preferences. Pros talk about whether glassed-on fins are better than fin systems for instance. Cut to ridiculously sick barrel footage, again. One Track Mind. Brass Bell: 9pm: Sun 7 Dec (with Mundaka)Labia: 8pm: Sun 14 Dec (with Waterman)  That giant sesh at Chopes. OUT THERE
Directors: Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Corey Gavitt Cool collaboration between the Surfrider Foundation and Teton Gravity Research, the production company to highlight the plight of endangered surf spots in Chile, the Galapagos, Tahiti, California, El Salvador and Hawai. The good, the bad and the ugly side - okay mostly the latter two - of pollution and humankind' impact on our oceans. Among the issues that are dealt with include threats to Trestles in Southern California, pulp mill pollution in Southern Chile and unrestricted development along Hawaii's famed North Shore and in Tahiti. Check the surfing of John John Florence, Jamie Sterling, Pancho Sullivan, Jordy Smith, Jamie O'Brien, Greg Long, and Donavan Frankenreiter. Includes that giant session at Chopes by Shane Dorian, Ian Walsh and Manoa Drollet. The film uses cutting edge cinematography with board-cams, water-cams, land perspectives, jet-ski follow cams, and aerial cinematography. Could have been harder hitting, especially to break through the numbed skulls of us Africans, but a fair enought call to arms for us to take more responsibility in guarding our oceans against ourselves. Brass Bell: 9pm: Tues 9 DecLabia: 8pm: Thurs 11 Dec (with Zulu Surfriders)  Mundaka is back MUNDAKA
Director: Jarrod Tallman Since Mundaka was discovered by Australians for its epic left hander in the 1970s, this sleepy Basque fishing village has become a global tourist attraction and permanent home of the Billabong Pro Mundaka. A kiff little doccie that does justice to the local culture while telling the surfing story of Mundaka. A 34-year flirt with surfing scratches the surface of this 1,000 year old town. Much of the narrative is through interviews with locals speaking in Spanish. We are share nostalgic thoughts about the bad old days when they despised the 'lazy' goofball surfers. We hear how a group of surfers became heroes after they saved the crew of a fishing boat after it capsized in big swell near the break. A massive party was held for the surfers. They have been welcome ever since. Travellers may remember Australian Craig from the surf shop, or American Mike from the hotel. They’re still there. You'll also be stoked to know that the world famous sandbank is back after authorities dredged up the river mouth for a mining company up river. Brass Bell: 9pm: Sun 7 Dec (with One Track Mind) Alfred Lomax and sliding board SLIDING LIBERIA
Directors: Britton Caillouette, Nicholai Lidow This beautiful film has a profound message. Nothing is more important than loving one another. The languid grace of sublime longboarding in Liberia is a poignant counterpoint to the shattered wreckage of a brutalised nation on the shore – remnants of Charles Taylor’s savage reign. There is exquisite footage, beautiful free surfing using a range of styles on a variety of surfboards, and moody portraits of a proud people, dignity intact. A visit to Liberia by Dan Malloy, Chris Del Moro, and Crystal Thornburg at the behest of peace volunteer Nicholai Lidow becomes a quest for spiritual healing. The sensitive treatment is a thankful deviation from the normally brash American dominance. We meet Alfred Lomax, Liberia's first surfer after finding a “sliding board” (bodyboard) while fleeing rebels. Besides rediscovering an epic surf spot, the surfers discover things more important. Soul. Love. Life. Check it. Labia Cinema: 6pm: Sat 13 Dec (with Zulu Surfriders) Which gun, which war? BETWEEN THE LINES
Director: Scott Bass, Ty Ponder Labia 6pm: Sun 14 Dec (with Sea Fever)
 70s brat pack BUSTIN DOWN THE DOOR
Director: Jeremy Gosch In 1975, a brash batch of cocky Ozzies and South Africans – including Ian Cairns, Shaun Tomson and Rabbit Bartholomew – brazenly stomped on the surfing conventions of the time. They cracked open the stereotypes, smashed the archetype, and redefined the soul of surfing, turning it into the rock star world it is today. Their hunger to win rode roughshod over the spiritual free flow style of the Hawaiians. It was driven by a death-defying arrogance best summarised by Muhammad Ali: "I'm young, I'm handsome, I'm fast, I'm pretty, and can't possibly be beat." The article called Bustin’ down the Door by Rabbit, and another by Cairns entitled ‘Aloha is dead’, almost caused an international surf war. Kiff flick. Labia Cinema: 8pm: Fri 12 Dec Come on Eileen! SEA FEVER
Director: Ken O’Sullivan This doccie is thick with cultural nuance, partly the indomitable seafaring spirit of the Irish. The thundering cold water brutality of big wave spot Aileens (Aill n Searrach) is a wonderful contrast to the warm lyricism of the people. Stories, legends, hair-raising tales by Ireland’s surf pioneers are interspersed with stunning land and sea-scapes, and epic cold-water surfing shot over two years. Irish surfing history surges against the crazy 700ft Cliffs of Moher over Aileens like a storm-blasted detonation of Low Pressure TNT. The mullet pioneers rode briny behemoths with primeval equipment and lived to tell the tale in a thick Irish brogue. Celtic kiff. Labia Cinema: 6pm: Sun 14 Dec (with Between the Lines) No fakie to air slipslide 1st AND HOPE
Director: Brian Lotti 1st and Hope is about an afternoon spent skating through downtown LA. But what skating! These ous pull off the most insane moves, while the cameraman whizzes through the streets with them, flying just above the tar tracking them ducking, diving, jumping, flicking, sliding and pulling off too many verbs to mention. As Lotti has said: "I have tried to paint a picture of what it can be like to skate through a magical city with friends. People, traffic, architecture – they all add to the quality of the roll. How did we get to be here, smiling and sweating so happily, while so many folks sulk and brood coming and going from work day jobs? And doesn’t it tickle these tall buildings and streets (once mountains and riverbeds) to be rolled through and played in?" Epic soundtrack, and the editing flows with the weaving motions of the skaters. Labia Cinema: 6pm: Fri 12 Dec (with Beneath the Surface) Sand canvas at low tide THREAD
Director: Patrick Tefz Ay, bru, this is the thread, the aesthete’s line in the sand, a pointillist collage of chiaroscurist sea and sand imagery, with more besides. From New York streets to Dungeons in Cape Town, Cote Basque to Pipeline, jam sessions to surf sessions, twirl in saturated colour and speckled black and white. Spin in a vortex of visual delight. Broken land, sea and wave scapes are stitched together before your wondering eyes, soul tugged by a string into the canvas screen. The art of well-known surfers is sown into a tapestry of human expression, including an artist ou’s giant sand art. They’re like crop circles signalling to sliver surfer aliens who beam you up to a endless cosmic point ecliptically refracting around Pluto, a dust disk rippled by sets of blue light. Eish. Stars Joel Tudor, Joe Curren, Ray Barbee, Long brothers, and Jim Denevan (his sand art is incredible, worth watching for this alone). Labia Cinema: 6pm: Thur 11 Dec (with Shark Angels) Umzumbe board riders ZULU SURF RIDERS
Director: Carlos Francisco The heart-warming tale of Zulu surfers from the Umzumbe area of the South Coast. Through surfing, Cyril and Mishak Mqade have hauled themselves bodily from their disadvantaged backgrounds, using their new-found hobby as an inspiration for others, and a way to forge a career. We explore their experiences from when they began surfing to their present day surfing prowess. Apart from overcoming the rigours and rip tides of the surf in their area, the youngsters also had to overcome traditional taboos about the ocean that are prevalent in Zulu culture. Even with minimum support, the Mqade brothers are helping interested youngsters in their community ride waves to discover a new world of inspiration and self-realisation. Labia: 8pm: Thur 11 Dec (with Out There)Labia: 6pm: Sat 13 Dec (with Sliding Liberia)  Sea, sound and classic imagery BENEATH THE SURFACE
Director: Dana Morris Beneath the Surface is a wave-blasted quest around the globe to eight countries with eight groups of professional surfers. Enroute in their search for perfect waves, they take in diverse cultures and experiences. Some great footage of epic waves on the East Coast of South Africa, including good old J-Bay and some cranking pointbreaks on the South Coast of KZN that will have you playing spot the spot with gusto. This gnarly surf flick takes the surf trip to a new dimension. Starring Joel Tudor, Sam Hammer, Joe Curren, Nate Tyler, Greg and Rusty Long, Dodger Kremel, and more.
Brass Bell: 9pm: Mon 8 Dec
SHARKWATER
Director: Rob Stewart
 Learning the curve SHARK ANGELS
Director: Shawn Heinrichs Join Julie Andersen, director of Shark Savers; Alison Kock, marine biologist for Save our Seas, and Kim McCoy, Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, on their mission to get as close to as many large predators as possible in the most shark-inhabited waters of the world. Rob Stewart, director of the award-winning documentary Sharkwater, teams up with the three as they surround themselves with some of the largest, most dangerous sharks to prove mistruths about sharks. This is their attempt to prevent sharks from becoming extinct, which they will if the slaughter continues unabated. They represent the new generation of shark conservationists – cool, capable, educated and young. Labia Cinema: 6pm: Thur 11 Dec (with Thread) |
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