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The film is one of the 22 of this year, with feature films and short films from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand and Canada. .
Steve Pike, aka Spike, says that festival programming was one of the most exciting in years. "We are honored to have several other African firsts, such as the incredible story of Bethany Hamilton, who lost an arm for a shark, and the gritty documentary Secrets of Desert Point a piece of the story of the pioneer surf. "
Heavy Water: The Life and Times of Nathan Fletcher Will Open the Wavescape at the Bay of July 22, Many Outdoor Projections [19659002] promise an entertaining night, says Pike. "It's a feature-length documentary, but views like an action movie." About the wild antechamber of the great wave legend Nathan Fletcher, he also tells about his relationships with the characters Colorful and squeaky of the North Shore of Hawaii.A highlight is when Fletcher promises a dream of jumping from a helicopter with a surfboard right on a giant wave, and surfing.He is the only guy who has managed to do it – and it tears it off.)
From July 23 to 27, Wavescape relocates to the Arena 5, in the world of Shaka Marine for five screenings at 18h, which are free. The line-up includes three shorts and two feature films, the 19459003 Soulful Perilous Sea and Church of the Open Sky a masterpiece of making surfing films by the Australian director Nathan Oldfield. 1965b006] Bethany Hamilton, who lost an arm to a shark attack
Wavescape ends with Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable The unpublished story of Hamilton's journey from childhood to the motherhood and how she lost an arm to a tiger shark as a child. However, her relentless determination turns her into one of the greatest pros and surfer surfers, despite her disability.
The highlight of the week is the documentary Secrets Of Desert Point a historical narrative of the director. Ira Opper, who tells how a young Californian and his friends stumbled on a perfect wave in the early 1970s from boats fleeing to the remote islands of Indonesia.
Pike says that there are also some excellent movies about travel – like the moving journeys of a Moroccan who brings clean water to poor communities in Africa while making its way to the infamous waves of Skeleton Bay in Namibia. The Seawolf is a pure soul of surf as we follow "eight surfers on a two-year journey to remote places to find the most dangerous waves on terrifying and shallow rock slabs. Filmed in high definition 4k on Red Cameras, it's a rewarding viewing experience. "
Several movies touch on the emotional side of the human condition, like Finding Purpose a short film about surfing the waves of Durban Tammy-Lee Smith who finds a goal on big waves after the pain and the loss. A Million Waves tells the story of Kadiatu Kamara, 19, who remains alone in the face of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone after the death of her father She finds the hope of surfing the waves.
There is Adam an award-winning short film about a Cape surfer who has been diagnosed with a chronic form of cancer, or Awen, in which we see the uncomfortable reality of a young Chinese man arguing with his mother because she wants to become a fisherman like his ancestors, but he just wants to surf.
All Wavescape Movies Surf Film Festival are free.For opening bring picnics and chairs. 19659012] For more information follow DIFF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or go to www.durbanfilmfest.co.za
The Independent on Saturday
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