Robert August
Birth of the Endless Summer
The never-been-told-before story of Dick Metz, whose vagabond adventures around the globe from 1958-1961 inspired one of the most beloved and watched documentaries of all-time, Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer. Birth of The Endless Summer follows Metz's train-jumping, steamship-hopping tour, which led to his discovery of "The Perfect Wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, setting the scene for the most iconic moment in surf film history. Dick's travels not only inspired his friend Bruce Brown and the making of The Endless Summer, he also paved the way for modern surfing and surf culture. Birth of the Endless Summer follows the 90-year old Metz to South Africa as he retraces the steps of his original adventure.
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The never-been-told-before story of Dick Metz, whose vagabond adventures around the globe from 1958-1961 inspired one of the most beloved and watched documentaries of all-time, Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer. Birth of The Endless Summer follows Metz's train-jumping, steamship-hopping tour, which led to his discovery of "The Perfect Wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, setting the scene for the most iconic moment in surf film history. Dick's travels not only inspired his friend Bruce Brown and the making of The Endless Summer, he also paved the way for modern surfing and surf culture. Birth of the Endless Summer follows the 90-year old Metz to South Africa as he retraces the steps of his original adventure.
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Boardroom: Legends of Surfboard Shaping
From the halcyon days of pre-World War II surfing in California to the post-war boom right up through the short board revolution, BoardRoom: Legends of Surfboard Shaping is an impressive bit of historically important first-person storytelling by the people who, by the sheer force of their personalities and passion for riding waves, helped evolve this once-upon-a-time renegade way of life into an undeniable national cultural touchstone. Featured interviews include Gordon Clark, Greg Noll, Bing Copeland, Donald Takayama, Terry Martin, Dick Brewer, Harold Iggy, Mike Hynson, Renny Yater and many more. BoardRoom chronicles the early days of balsa surfboard building and takes us through the early days of foam to the introduction of the short board. This movie captures a special time in surf history that will never be again. BoardRoom won awards at the X-Dance Film Festival, Hamburg Surf Film Festival, London Surf Film Festival.
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Step into Liquid
This documentary directed by Dana Brown smashes any preconceptions that the surfing community mostly comprises of buff blondes and hardbodies. Zigzagging from the waters off Ireland to Da Nang in Vietnam and Oahu's ripping North Shore, Step Into Liquid profiles the diverse and fascinating characters who have devoted their lives to catching the perfect wave.
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