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Saturday 17 JuneBay of Plenty Lawns

Special Outdoor Screening (free) 19:00 SECOND THOUGHTS 53'

Ster Kinekor Musgrave Screenings:

Sunday 18 June

20:30 PURE LINE 58' DRIVE THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA 48'

Monday 19 June

18:00 HORRORSCOPES: CAPE OF STORMS 31' A BROKE DOWN MELODY 55'20:15 FLOW 98'

Tuesday 20 June

18:00 ZEN & ZERO 60' CREEPY FINGERS 45'

20:15 Short Surprise BLACKWATER 61'

Wednesday 21 June

18:00 HORRORSCOPES: CAPE OF STORMS 31'SECOND THOUGHTS 53'

20:15 PURE LINE 58' DRIVE THRU SOUTH AFRICA 48'

Thursday 22 June

18:00 A BROKE DOWN MELODY 55'

CREEPY FINGERS 45'

20:15 Short Surprise BLACKWATER 61'

A BROKE DOWN MELODY
USA 2004, English, 16mm/DV, 55 min Director: Chris Malloy Producer: Woodshed Films Cinematography: Chris Malloy Cast: Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Rob Machado, Jack Johnson, Gerry Lopez Source: The Moonshine Conspiracy

This film is listed in most surfers' top five all-time surf films. It's no high-octane, head-banging, jump-up-and-down-on-your-neon-sticker-stick-to-impress-your-girlfriend kind of film. We join seven-time world champion Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Rob Machado, and musician surfer Jack Johnson in a fluid and soulful celebration as they pass on the stoke to the younger generation, from Jamaican youngsters at a world surfing championship event to third world kids using surfboard pieces to ride the foamies. The haunting title track is written & performed by Johnson, who shows us that he's pretty hot in the water too. Soothing to watch, like gliding on a wave or floating along with the honeyed notes of a gravel-voiced balladeer.
Director info: The oldest of the three famed Malloy brothers, and of Irish descent, Chris is a jack of all trades and master of all: contest surfing, canoe paddling, free diving, globe trotting, poetry, painting, photography, filmmaking (Thicker Than Water, Shelter, Earth To Meekus, Ben Harper video).

BLACKWATER: THE STORY OF TEAHUPO'O
Australia 2005, English, 16mm/DV, 61min Director: Tim Bonython Producer: Tim Bonython Cinematography: Tim Bonython Cast: Vetea David, Manoa Drollet, Shane Dorian, Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll, Mark Occhilupo, Bruce and Andy Irons, Layne Beachley, Laird Hamilton, Malik Joyeux, Kelly Slater Source: Volatile Distributions

Just watching this movie is like putting yourself through the most terrifying, gut-wrenching session at the scariest wave on Earth. Breathtaking beautiful, unspeakably ugly, this horrible wave is the Alpha and the Omega of surfing, like watching a split screen of Gone with the Wind and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre while murderous thieves lurk in the shadows. Watch the backsiders pull off fun pigdog stalls in hollow hotdog tubes at 3-4'. Gawp at guys towing into monstrous 12-20' caverns. Sob hysterically as you watch the whole of Hartebeespoot dam suck and slide over the reef as another horrible wad of water blots out the sky. Tim Bonython thoroughly documents the history, the wave and the people - local and foreign - who have experienced "The Place of Skulls".
Director info: Tim Bonython made Biggest Wednesday, a documentary filmed off the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, in 1998, and brought out Maydayz, Blackwater II in 2005.

CREEPY FINGERS
USA 2006, English, 8mm/16mm/DV, 45min Director: Ryan Thomas Producers: Brad Dougherty, Mike Guarino Cinematography: Brad Anderson, Bill Ballard, Brian Bleak, Darren Grawford, Matt Goodman Cast: Bruce Irons, Ozzie Wright, Dean Morrison, Gavin Beschen, Bol, Mike Morrissey, Nate Tyler, Jay Quinn, Alex Gray, Killian Garland Source: Volcom

See closeup footage of snails, plants, and waterfalls. See snails chomp the grass. See detritus-laden gutter water pour. Watch archival footage of dancing Hawaiians, or modern 8mm film of Hawaiian surfers playing the ukelele. Intersperse these whacky moments with full throttle bursts of blazing hot surfing and hard, driving music. The message might be simple. Rage through life and each wave at full speed, then pause to reflect on your reality and your environment. Quirky. Arty. Core. Weird! Bands have names like Goons of Doom and Brain Squeegee.
Director info: Ryan Thomas directed the Bruce Movie, and works with Volcom on films that feature their team riders.

DRIVE THRU SOUTH AFRICA
USA 2006, English, 16mm/DV, 48min Director: Greg Browning Producer: Taylor Steele Cinematography: Greg Browning Cast: Donovan Frankenreiter, Benji Weatherly, Kelly Slater, Pat O'Connell, Nathan Webster, Mike Lossness, Martin Potter Source: 14 Day Productions

Well-made instalment in the Drive Thru series. Donovan, Benji and Pat O'Connell are joined by two rookies and the legendary Martin Potter for an epic two week cruise along the South African coast. They discover a sharky but perfect left pointbreak. The epic Supers session at the end, with appearances by Kelly Slater Shaun Tomson, makes this movie worth watching. And that's without the heaps of human interest, some sick surfing at dredging Durban beach breaks, and plenty of legitmately funny moments, including a whacky sequence of crazy ostrich racing, and the world's highest bungee jump.
Director info: Greg Browning has become a household name amongst surfers for his Drive Thru series, in which top surfers and a film crew travel to different countries to film a new instalment. Drive Thru South Africa is the sixth to date.

FLOW: THE TRUE STORY OF A SURFING REVOLUTION USA 2005,
English, 35mm/16mm/DV, 98min Director: Josh Landan Producer: Scott Stankey Cinematography: Josh Landan Cast: Al Merrick, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Taylor Knox, Rob Machado, Shaun Tomson, Kim Mearig, Lisa Anderson, Rochelle Ballard Source: Thirty Four Films

A feature documentary that chronicles the evolution of surfing from the 60s to the present. Three years in the making, Flow reveals the profound changes that culminated in the high-performance era of today. It centres around legendary shaper Al Merrick, founder of Channel Islands Surfboards and 'father' to arguably the two best surfers in history: Kelly Slater (seven time world champ) and Tom Curren (three time world champ). As a surf film it has the obligatory beautiful imagery and loose structure, but it's also a heart-felt, soulful perspective on people who have made good. Gritty music by Incubus, Bloc Party, Sparta, Pinback and others.
Director info: Josh Landan, also a writer, actor and producer, made Yield in 2003. He was director of photography for Arc and videographer for hits including Loose Change and Hit and Run.

HORRORSCOPES: CAPE OF STORMS
Australia 2005, English, 16mm/DV, 30min Directors: Justin McMillan, Chris Nelius Producers: Ross Clarke-Jones, Justin McMillan, Chris Nelius Cinematography: Ric Rifici Cast: Ross Clarke-Jones, Tom Carrol, Peter Mel, Gary Elkerton, Dave Kalama, Anthony Tashnick, Jason Ribbink, Gigs Celliers Source: Quiksilver

A crack tow-in surfing team, lead by big wave hellman Ross Clarke-Jones, go to find the biggest surf in the world. The venue? A dark, mysterious reef off the Cape of 'Good Hope'. Holed up in Cape Town during a dark and stormy winter, we get a unique perspective into the life of a big wave surfer, set against the wild beauty of South Africa. New dangers lurk at every turn - thick beds of kelp that can choke the intake of their jetskis, huge white sharks and the jagged cliffs of Cape Point. The soundtrack is an original score by Richard Tognetti, Artistic Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and composer on Peter Weir's Master and Commander.
Director info: Justin McMillan and Chris Nelius are a Sydney-based Director/Writer/Producer partnership that began 2 years ago with the making of The Sixth Element - a bio on the life of Ross Clarke-Jones, narrated by Dennis Hopper. McMillan and Nelius are producing "Broken Records" - a documentary on the world record motorcycle long distance jump. They are in discussion with Evel Knieval to narrate.

PURE LINE
South Africa 2005, English, 16mm/8mm/DV, 60min Director: Chris Merritt Producer: David Stanfield Cinematography: Dave Nash, Mike Anderson Cast: Shaun Tomson, Mark Occhilupo, Cheron Kraak, Larry Levin, Andy Irons, Glen D'Arcy Source: Billabong

When a deep south swell - caressed by a light SW wind - sweeps down the point at Jeffrey's Bay, a 'pure line' of perfect energy can be ridden for over a kilometre. Written and narrated by Shaun Thomson, Pure Line documents the history of the world's best righthand pointbreak, Jeffreys Bay. We begin in the pristine wilderness of an aloes-strewn pointbreak where soul surfers camped in the wild. Gritty old 16mm footage gives the early days an authentic feel. In the 1970s, their free and easy ways ran headlong into conservative Afrikaans. More than 40 years of history climaxes with a dramatic show down between two of the greatest competition surfers of all time, Andy Irons and Kelly Slater. Includes music by Coldplay and Pearl.
Director info: Chris Merritt comes from a television production background. He co-produced the Surf the Planet series with Ian Cairns for Fox Sports Net and was Senior Producer for Bluetorch. Chris has been a Field Producer and Editor for Red Bull events. He edited Unsalted, a 2005 documentary about surfing the Great Lakes.

SECOND THOUGHTS
USA 2005, English, 16mm/DV, 53min Director: Timmy Turner Producer: Timmy Turner Cinematography: Timmy Turner Cast: Timmy Turner, Travis Potter, Brett Schwartz Source: Timmy Turner Films

Three feral surfers hang out on a remote island off Indonesia, surfing their brains out. They are dropped off by an Indonesian boat, and swim there meagre provisions and a taupaulin ashore on their boards. Left to their own devices, they eventually run out of food and drink, and subsist on rain water collected in cans, coconuts and fish they catch. Risking a descent into a 'Lords of the Flies' scenario, they eke out an existence, and have plenty of time to film some unbelievable surfing, including some of the best in the tube, on the wave, riding the wave yourself camera work that is breathtaking. SECOND THOUGHTS was the 2004 Video of the Year at the Surfer Poll and Video Awards. 'The water photography in the film is revolutionary.' (Surfing Magazine)
Director info: Timmy Turner recently released The Tsunami Diaries: Voyage to the Epicenter - a surfing story about bringing aid to victims of the 2004 disaster.

ZEN AND ZERO
Austria 2006, English, 16mm/8mm/DV, 61min Director: Michael Ginthor Producer: Philipp Manderla Cinematography: David Auerbach Editing: Edwin Steinitz Cast: Philipp Manderla, Michael Ginthor, Jakob Polacsek, David Auerbach, Edwin Steinitz, Pablo Postigo, Allan Weisbecker, Markus Schalek Source: Liquid Frame Films

An unlikely band of five landlocked Austrian surfers gather for a surf trip that really is "epic" - a 10,000 km odyssey from North to South America. Shot in grainy 16mm stock, it's a slow, easy travelogue through California, Baja, Mexico, and Peurto Rico. European insights add a cultural dimension to a classic script that delves deeper than the wave-obsessed shallows of the surfing brain. For example, the discussion around the philosophical relevance of zero, which is "nothing" but means everything. The classical concept of the "surf trip" becomes a different thing at the hands of the film-makers - a comedy, a philosophical diversion and an investigation into the myth of the surfer "dude".
Director info: Born and raised in Austria, with a degree in Philosophy from the University of Vienna, Michael Ginthor moved to Los Angeles for two reasons: to learn to surf and to make movies. Zen and Zero - his first film - involves both, offering him the chance to enrichen the genre with his personal views on philosophy and metaphysics.