Archive for the ‘Surf DVDs’ Category

Jun 12 2009

Billabong Surf Movie: Stepping Stones

Posted by Chris at 8:35 am on June 12th, 2009 to Surf DVDs, Surf Media.

In 2002, Billabong Surf Company released the Bali Strickland film “Stepping Stones.” This film features the best “under 20” surfers from 2002, and follows their journeys in pro surfing. These surfers include Luke Dorrington, Wade Goodall, Bede Durbidge, Jordy Smith, Ace Buchan, Shaun Cansdell, Nate Yeomans and many more. “Stepping Stones” also [...]

Jun 5 2009

Shelter: A Surf Movie by Chris Malloy and Taylor Steele

Posted by Chris at 7:58 am on June 5th, 2009 to Surf DVDs, Surf Media.

In 2001 Woodshed Films released their third Moonshine Experiment surf movie entitled “Shelter.” With a similar style and feel to the first two Moonshine Experiments, “Thicker Than Water” and “September Sessions”, “Shelter” is one of Taylor Steele and Chris Malloy’s best productions. This surf movie does a great job of staying far [...]

May 29 2009

Riding Giants: A Big Wave Surfing Documentary

Posted by Tim at 6:15 am on May 29th, 2009 to Surf DVDs, Surf Media.

“Riding Giants” is not your traditional surf movie. It is a Sony Pictures Classics release of a Forever Films and StudioCanal presentation in association with Quiksilver, directed and written by Stacy Peralta, about the history of big wave surfing. In other words, this surf movie was a big production. [...]

Most surf movies fit in to one of two categories. They are either a collection of the best footage from the best surfers put to an exciting soundtrack, or a documentary of some sort of exotic surf travel experience with a very artistic touch. Every now and then you get a [...]

May 22 2009

Powers of Three: A Movie About Big Wave Surfing in Ireland

Posted by Tim at 9:49 am on May 22nd, 2009 to Surf DVDs, Surf Media.

Three surfers living in Ireland, Tom Lowe, Fergal Smith and Mickey Smith, spent the last winter searching for the biggest and heaviest waves that Ireland has to offer. Much of what they found had never been surfed before, and probably won’t be surfed by too many in the future. They have documented their discoveries and [...]