Birth of the Endless Summer
ONE NIGHT ONLY! — Q&A PREMIERE WITH ROB MACHADO LIVE ON STAGE WITH HOST TOM CARROLL
Giveaways on the night! Win a signed Firewire Surfboard, designed by Rob Machado, plus Papa Salt & Yeti packs.
THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND THE MOST ICONIC SURF MOVIE OF ALL TIME
Birth of the Endless Summer is a new, full-length feature documentary that reveals the hidden story behind filmmaker Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer, would become the most influential surf movie of all time. Metz's train-jumping, steamship-hopping tour, in the vein of On the Road and The Motorcycle Diaries, led to his discovery of "the perfect wave" at Cape St. Francis, South Africa.
The award-winning doc feature captures the magic of adventure traveler and surf pioneer Dick Metz as he vagabonds the globe from 1958-1961. Metz's journey would not only inspire Brown to create one of the most watched and beloved films of all time, but also set events in motion that would forever change surfing and pop culture. Featuring three generations of sufing’s highest profile characters, from the 1950s right up to today, Birth of the Endless Summer is the new chapter in one of documentary cinema's most iconic franchises.
Starring:
Dick Metz, Robert August, Mike Hynson, Bruce Brown, Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Nat Young, Tyler Warren, Bianca Valenti, Mikey February, Hobie Alter, Alex Mecl, Dana Brown, Ryan Harris, Greg Long, Bianca Valentini, Noah Kahn, Joyce Hoffman, Thomas Campbell & many more!
“A must-watch documentary." –Alexander Haro, The Inertia
“The most important man in the surfing world you’ve never heard of." – Ben Marcus
“Dick Metz is the most underrated surf legend ever, no questions about it." – Dana Brown
Doors at 6:15pm for 7pm film.
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Director
Richard Yelland
