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Riding The Wave Festival presents a captivating line-up of documentaries showcasing the exhilarating world of surfing. From the untamed shores of Hawaii to the rugged coastlines of Australia, each film delves deep into the lives of surfers, exploring their passion, dedication, and the profound connection they share with the ocean. Get ready to be immersed in breathtaking footage, personal stories, and the awe-inspiring beauty of the surf culture.Tickets are on sale now!
Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of the Sea – May 11 & 12 - As surfers push the limits and crowds increase, a small group of heroes have reinvented water safety on a parallel track to the rising dangers. Addicting thrills VS inherent peril – they are caught up in both. Surfing’s elite hell-men risk their lives to save their friends while challenging a realm beyond. https://readingcinemas.com.au/movies/details/8916
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable – May 18 & 19 - Bethany Hamilton lost her arm to a tiger shark at age 13, but this didn't stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a professional surfer. However, it wasn't only the competition that fuelled her desire to stay in the big blue, but her love for the ocean. Not only has she conquered the giant walls but also the journey of being a mother - all with only one arm. She inspires and she never stops; Bethany Hamilton is Unstoppable. https://readingcinemas.com.au/movies/details/8917
Five Summer Stories – May 25 & 26 - Heralded as "the finest surf movie ever made," Five Summer Stories is a cultural icon, a time capsule from a watershed era when the world was at a critical crossroads and its reflection was clear in the emerging sport/art of surfing. Against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and the Nixon years, Five Summer Stories was the culmination of the joint surf-film careers of Jim Freeman and Greg MacGillivray. Code name "The Last Surfing Movie" during production, the movie portrays a young, outlaw sport at a strategic point in its creative evolution--and at an historical crux in time. https://readingcinemas.com.au/movies/details/8918
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear – June 1 & 2 - The logical thing, the sane thing, is to stay on land. But they paddle out. Why do these big wave surfers risk their lives to ride these mountain-sized waves? The answer is overcoming fear. "Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear" is an in-depth look at the 2021-22 big wave season through the eyes of Nic Von Rupp, Kai Lenny, Matt Bromley, Torrey Meister and pioneering female surfer Bianca Valenti, along with a special appearance by Vini dos Santos and maybe the 100-foot wave. They all push past their fear and find out what is on the other side as they tackle monstrous waves in locations from Nazare in Portugal, Jaws and Pipeline in Hawaii and Mavericks in Northern California. https://readingcinemas.com.au/movies/details/8919
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Reading Cinemas West Lakes, Turner Drive,Adelaide,SA,Australia
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