Sea of Darkness

Australia, Indonesia, 2010, Video, 88 minDirector: Michael OblowitzCast: Mike Boyum, Martin Daly, Peter McCabe, and Jeff Chitty No Under 16 Drug peddling, addiction, and ruination seep through the grainy 16mm archives as you dig deep into the early stirrings of the surf travel dream. You’ll jolt awake in a cold sweat as the two kilos of condomised China White squirm in your belly. At times macabre, this historically fascinating doccie follows Indies Trader owner Martin Daly and others as they bankroll the early exploration of Indo as drug smugglers. Some died. Others survived. The footage of two ous on one Uluwatu wave trading barrels is hoot-worthy. Show time: 20h30 Friday 17 December, Labia Cinema