Drive-in Films with Wavescape

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The drive-in takes place at Jan van Riebeeck Sportveld in Gardens: entrance De Hoop Ave. For more info, ticket prices and booking, click HEREFinally we get to premiere the fabulous RISS, the story of Carissa Moore, as well as the dystopian Adapt, by Kyle Buthnum, the sweeping Mirage, by Alan van Gysen, the sumptious Jungle, by Morgan Maassen, and the visionary Unnur, by Chris Burkard. Here's the full lineup:

Adapt: USA, 2020, 6min | Director: Kyle Buthman
The beaches are closed. The beaches are open. A vocal scientist says she “wouldn’t go in the water for a million dollars.” The confusion leaves passionate surfers to confront an ocean of COVID-19 fear and answer the question — to surf, to not surf, or to simply ADAPT? In this haunting short by Kyle Buthman, we catch a glimpse of the answer. Handmaid’s Tale meets Zombie of the Apocalypse.

Mirage: Namibia, 2020, 17min | Director: Alan van Gysen
Since it was revealed in 2008, Skeleton Bay has become one of the most important and most spoken about waves in the surfing world. Mirage profiles this surreal location with fascinating insights into the history of the wave, the locals who pioneered it and the best surfers in the world who have surfed it. There is footage here that will make your toes curl and your brain hurt.

Jungle: The World, 2020, 18min | Director: Morgan Maassen
As Maassen so self-effacingly says, this was an unintentional surf film. Comprising clips he has collected over the years while shooting some of the best surfers in the world, and some of the most beautiful wave and landscapes, he created the film to explore long-form editing as a way to a “give a home to so many projects/trips/travel that needed some context, and as a tip of the hat to my passion, surfing”. We think it came out rather well.

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Unnur: Iceland, 2020, 19min | Director: Chris Burkard
We follow Elli Thor – Icelandic photographer, surfer, and former kayaker – who 10 years ago nearly drowned under a waterfall while kayaking. His near-death became a catalyst for growth and change. After walking away from kayaking, a newfound passion for surfing and the birth of his daughter Unnur (named after the ninth daughter of deities Rán and Ægir). Her name means wave, and river. Unnur and surfing give him a new perspective worth living for. A wistful and compelling narrative that takes you to a place that touches your soul.

RISS: USA, 2020, 39min | Director: Peter Hamblin
An at times whacky but cool vignette of four-times world champ Carissa Moore. Delving into her past, Hamblin builds a picture of a prodigious surfing talent, who aged 16 was the youngest to win the Hawaiian Triple Crown, and at 18 the youngest to win the world title. Hamblin’s drive for style and substance sets him apart from most sport doccies that churn archived clips on repeat. We get witty ripostes, funky edits and mixed-media vignettes to inform and entertain.