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  • MakingWaves
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    Muslim women making waves and breaking stereotypes

    Drift speaks to director Harri Grace about his Moroccan documentary film… Oumaima Erhali is a 17-year-old Moroccan woman determined ...

    On January 19, 2015 / By Ben
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    The Coast

    The Coast is a beautiful short film telling the inspirational story of Hayden Peters. Right before turning 30, doctors ...

    On January 17, 2015 / By Ben
  • Uncharted
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    Uncharted

    Uncharted is a 20 minute Canadian surf flick starring Pete Devries and Noah Cohen, shot entirely on Vancouver Island, ...

    On January 11, 2015 / By Ben
  • HIPMASAMA
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    The Hunt For Hipmasama

    Winner of Best British Film at the London Surf Film Festival, UK surfer Oli Adams has now released the ...

    On January 7, 2015 / By Ben
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    #openspaces

    #openspaces is a photography book by Cornwall based Mackie Studio featuring photos taken exclusively in Cornwall on an iphone. ...

    On December 19, 2014 / By Ben
  • The Irish Escapade
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    The Irish Escapade with Michel Bourez

    After losing out in France and therefore being knocked out of the world title race, Michel Bourez decided to ...

    On November 19, 2014 / By Ben
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    Fergal Smith - The Cliffs Of Movember

    The latest episode from Fergal Smith sees more big barrels and also a big moustache projected onto the cliffs ...

    On November 14, 2014 / By Ben
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    Big Wednesdays surf movie premieres

    Big Wednesdays is a series of monthly surf film premieres happening in North Devon this Autumn & Winter, taking ...

    On November 11, 2014 / By Ben
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    Aritz Aranburu - Portugal and France Combo

    Aritz Aranburu surfs Portugal and France. Check out the barrel at 0.44 from a freesurf during the Rip Curl ...

    On November 10, 2014 / By Ben
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    French dream

    France has had some seasonably good swell this autumn, and with the banks apparently as good as ever has ...

    On November 6, 2014 / By Ben
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    Finisterre winter 2014 look book

    Finisterre showcase some of their fine cold water surf gear alongside some frosty looking barrels in this look book ...

    On November 6, 2014 / By Ben
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    Brett Burcher’s Barrel Bonanza

    Aussie surfer Brett Burcher gets seriously pitted in this edit filmed over the past year. Charging some meaty slabs ...

    On November 5, 2014 / By Ben
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    The Slyder Cup finless surf competition is back!

    Saturday 29th November will see the annual Slyder Cup presented by Approaching Lines and Reef return to Cornwall for ...

    On November 5, 2014 / By Ben
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    Island Earth

    Cyrus Sutton’s new movie project Island Earth about the underground movement of young people in Hawaii moving back to ...

    On November 4, 2014 / By Ben
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    Nixon Presents: The Leveller

    The brainchild of former WQS surfer Sam Lamiroy, The Leveller is a new and innovative collaboration between local schools ...

    On November 3, 2014 / By Ben
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    Reef 5 to 1 Fin Fair goes off!

    Saturday the 25th October saw the 2nd Edition of the Approaching Lines 5 to 1 Fin Fair, presented by ...

    On October 31, 2014 / By Ben
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    Lost And Found - Stories from beyond the comfort zone

    A glimpse into the life of those few adventurous surfers, film makers and photographers who are dedicating themselves to ...

    On October 31, 2014 / By Ben
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    Volcom presents Ryan Burch: The Rush of the Continuous Rhythm

    Ryan Burch shares his thoughts on self-expression and how riding the asymmetrical boards he shapes fits into that, then ...

    On October 21, 2014 / By Ben
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    Cold water surfing: Edges of Sanity

    Fresh from the London Surf Film Festival, Finisterre have released the short film ‘Cold water surfing: Edges of Sanity’. ...

    On October 16, 2014 / By Ben
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    On Monday at Cloudbreak, with Dave Rastovich

    Last Monday saw a huge swell arrive at the legendary Fijian reef pass, and Dave Rastovich was there to ...

    On October 9, 2014 / By Ben
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    Sojourn

    Sojourn is a feature film from independent filmmaker Nathan Oldfield, the creator of the award winning left of centre ...

    On October 8, 2014 / By Ben
  • JustPassingThrough
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    Reef - Just Passing Through Spain & Portugal

    Take a two week journey through Spain and Portugal with some of Reef Europe’s finest ambassadors including Kepa Acero, ...

    On September 25, 2014 / By Ben
  • An Ode To Autumn
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    An Ode to Autumn

    It’s that time of year when the North Atlantic starts to wake from its summer slumber and surfers make ...

    On September 24, 2014 / By Ben
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    The Cruel & Curious Sea II

    The Cruel & Curious Sea art and photography exhibition is set to return to North Cornwall for its second ...

    On September 23, 2014 / By Ben
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    Surfing Alaska’s tidal bore

    Photographer Streeter Lecka captured these amazing photos of surfers riding the tidal bore of Turnagain Arm, Alaska. The bore ...

    On September 16, 2014 / By Ben
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    Surf Is Life 3

    Surf Is Life 3 is the latest instalment of a video series from French surfer Fred Compagnon. The film ...

    On September 1, 2014 / By Ben
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    Southern California pumps

    This week surfers in Southern California were treated to some unseasonably good swell courtesy of Hurricane Marie. ‘Big Wednesday’ ...

    On August 31, 2014 / By Ben
  • SurfSwapMeet_thumb
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    Museum of British Surfing third annual Surf Swap Meet

    The third annual ‘Surf Swap Meet’ takes place at the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton, North Devon on ...

    On August 29, 2014 / By Ben
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    #TBT Classic Allan Byrne

    Taking it right back with some classic footage of the guru of the channel bottom: Allan Byrne. ...

    On August 28, 2014 / By Ben
  • SAS_AutumnBeachClean
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    Surfers Against Sewage Autumn Beach Clean Series

    Surfers Against Sewage are appealing for volunteers to lead community beach cleans as part of the Autumn Beach Clean ...

    On August 27, 2014 / By Ben
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    The future of modern wetsuits?

    For many of us a good wetsuit is an essential bit of kit for enjoying the surf year round, ...

    On August 5, 2014 / By Ben
  • The Mentawai Islands from above
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    The Mentawai Islands from above

    Drone clips seem to be two a penny these days, but every so often one stands out. Shot on ...

    On July 30, 2014 / By Ben
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    Conner Coffin and Dane Reynolds surfing Rincon

    Conner Coffin, Dane Reynolds and some dolphins surfing Rincon to a sweet guitar jam. What more could you want? ...

    On June 29, 2014 / By Ben
  • Reef_DePassage
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    Reef - De Passage

    De Passage is a new 20-minute short film from Reef featuring a diverse range of surfers including Rob Machado, ...

    On June 16, 2014 / By Ben
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    The Land Of

    The Land Of is a three part web-series that follows a diverse group of five surfers as they travel ...

    On June 5, 2014 / By Ben
  • BarcelonaSurfFilmFestival_thumb
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    Barcelona Surf Film Festival

    Now in its second year, the Barcelona Surf Film Festival kicks off from the 2nd to the 13th of ...

    On May 28, 2014 / By Ben
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    Behind The Tide

    Behind The Tide is a new film highlighting creative individuals within the surf scene. It shows a different perspective ...

    On May 25, 2014 / By Ben
  • SAS_MembershipOffer_thumb
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    SAS Membership Offer

    Surfers Against Sewage are offering a free KeepCup reusable coffee cup to all new POW Guardian, Single & Family ...

    On May 22, 2014 / By Ben
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    European Elections - vote for the ocean

    Did you know that 80% of the changes in our societies are decided within the European Union? This is ...

    On May 15, 2014 / By Ben
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    Let Us Be Free

    A short film narrated by Dave Rastovich, with cameo appearances by Harrison Roach and Soli Bailey, shows the current ...

    On May 14, 2014 / By Ben
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