As chosen by Hamburg’s surf community — SoCal skate docs collide with North Sea DIY surf movies at Nord Nordwest Surf Film Fest, Hamburg. Here are the festival favourites.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Beauty of the slow ride — East Coast surfer Justin Quintal on how he stays connected to the essence of surfing in the age of social media hype bullshit.
Written by: Michael Adno
Waves of Freedom — Surfing changed Easkey Britton’s life. Now she’s using it to break social barriers and change the world.
Written by: Alex Taylor
SoCal skate docs meet North Sea DIY surf movies — Hamburg's Nord Nordwest Surf Film Fest is a chance for the Northern European surf and skate community to come together and be counted. Founder Jens Steffenhagen shares his top picks.
Written by: Alex King
Waves on Mars — Filmmaker, photographer and adventurer Foster Huntington embarks on a sailboat voyage through Mexico’s Central Baja to look for undiscovered and inaccessible surf.
Written by: Alex King
A family of adventurers — Pro surfers Keith, Dan and Chris Malloy would never have become the intrepid explorers they are today without their father leading them into the wild.
Written by: Alex King
Escaping into a pure source — A new documentary short offers an intimate portrait of one surfer's free-spirited approach to feeling at one with the sea.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Rhymes With Shove — Former pro surfer, writer and filmmaker Jamie Brisick knows what it means to have loved and lost. In this Huck Film, the power of the ocean unleashes a flood of memories.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Rest In Power — A tribute to Hawaiian big-wave legend Brock Little, who lost his battle with advanced cancer on Thursday.
Written by: Alex King
No California dreaming — Atlantic waves are in surfer Sophie Hellyer’s blood. In this beautiful short, she travels from her birthplace in Devon to her adopted home in the cold-water surfing community of Ireland’s County Clare.
Written by: Michael Fordham