Tynemouth Surf Film Festival - A two day international surf film festival at Tynemouth Priory Theatre with lots of film screenings and special One off attractions.

Women & The Waves

Running Time: 48 minutes
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The Women and the Waves is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female surfers who, through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated sport of surfing and found a place of their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women who don’t, female athletes, and the men who love them gain insight into what it’s like to “Surf like a Girl!” This inspiring film, featuring generations of women surfers, reveals what has transcended surfing’s status as a sport to become a passion so strong, it is the dominant force in their lives.

Photo credits to – ‘Graciegirl / Swell Pictures’.

The Drifter

Running Time: 60 minutes
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The Drifter is a beautifully shot, emotionally resonant film that documents Machado’s trip to Indonesia to experience a different kind of surf trip — a journey that would take him way beyond his comfort zone to a place where he could finally be alone with his thoughts. In the film, Machado wanders into the outskirts of the South East Asian surf paradise and winds up discovering that you can’t escape yourself. Coming full circle, Machado returns home ready to take on the next phase in a career in where he's blazed a path and sealed his legacy as not only one of the world's most stylish surfing ambassadors, but as a true humanitarian.

The Melali Sessions

Running Time: 35 minutes
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UK Premiere
Set across the vast Indonesian island chain, Melali: The Drifter Sessions features Rob Machado — one of the most stylish and skilled wave riders of our time. Melali returns to the fundamentals of surf cinematography by focusing on the surfing experience, the artful relationship between man and surf, and the sharing of this experience with good friends.

Sipping Jetstreams

Running Time: 40 minutes
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Several years ago, fed up with travelling to the same old places to document surfing, photographer Dustin Humphrey and filmmaker Taylor Steele had an epiphany. Though they'd spent much of their lives in airplanes, hotels, rental cars, and aboard boats, had they really seen the world? Through their shared realisation a true connection occurred, and they formed a pact to explore parts of our planet steeped in culture as well as waves. They decided to scrap the old surf-travel strategy of fly in, surf, fly out in favour of true exploration of a culture - physical, spiritual, musical, and emotional. Ten-day trips were replaced with two-month sabbaticals. They recruited their friends, many of whom happen to be the biggest names in surfing, to join them on their odyssey into the unknown. They were 'sipping jetstreams'.

180 Degrees South

Running Time: 86 minutes
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180° South is the story of one of the most unique and prolific environmentalists of our time - Yvon Chouinard. This expedition was inspired by the rumour of a legendary trip in 1968 and the proof that came with it when the lost cans of film that documented the trip were recently discovered. The old footage captures Chouinard and best friend Doug Tompkins in 1968 as they explore untouched mountain ranges and un-surfed coastline on a 5,000 mile expedition from California to deep Patagonia. For the two men, the original '68 adventure still stands as 'the trip of our lives'.

21 Days Later

Running Time: 50 minutes
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What happens if you put seven of the finest British and Irish surfers on a boat for 21 Days in some of the world’s most perfect waves? 21 Days Later - Mentawais follows seven of Britain and Ireland’s finest surfers on a three week boat trip around the Mentawai Islands off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, home to some of the most perfect waves in the world! Featuring some incredible sessions at a variety of epic spots such as Macaronis, HT’s, E-Bay, Lances Left, Pit Stops, Bank Vaults and more. Learn about the spots and share the surfers experience as they embark on the trip of a lifetime.

Gum For My Boat

Running Time: 20 minutes
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UK Premiere
Gum For My Boat is a story of hope focussing on the Bangladesh Surf Club and its members. The club consists of more than 70 boys and girls and is helping to introduce surfing in to a culture in a very unconventional method. Many of the children are street kids or come from very poor families. Some don’t even know how to swim, but their love for surfing brings them together and into a way of life they never even knew existed. An ocean that was once deemed off limits due to fear and a very conservative Islamic culture is now becoming a source of fun, escape and even a chance for a way to make a living.

Castles In The Sky

Running Time: 48 minutes
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Castles In the Sky is a visual whirlwind that follows surfers to the farthest reaches of the known surf world and beyond. Castles in the Sky is a completely new approach to surf filmmaking. Filmed in five countries over three years, the movie delves into the true heart of the locations while the surfers travel through them with a sense of open-minded awe. With never-before seen waves, an original score, and some of the best surfers in the world such as Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Rob Machado and Dave Rastovich contributing their art, passion and athleticism, this is as close to the experience of pioneering new coastlines as you can get without getting on a plane.

The Cove

Running Time: 92 minutes
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The Cove follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Utilising state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery, adding up to an unforgettable story that has inspired audiences worldwide to action.