Facing Monsters digs deep into the psyche of enigmatic West Australian ‘slab wave’ surfer Kerby Brown. It’s a film about fear, addictions, and family bonds as we explore what drives Kerby, what anchors him and why he’s obsessed with pitting himself against one of nature’s most intimidating forces.

A human from South Africa meets another human from the Basque Country and they create a piece of work with a much-needed help of Kylian Castells. From the very start everything was not on their side; Ainara lost her passport one day before the trip, booked the wrong domestic flight and lost her wallet when she arrived in Indo. Sophie’s visa was delayed so she had to wait until she had it done. They somehow managed to get to Sumbawa and for those 10 days the trip lasted, all they did was surf, play chess, read, eat and sleep. Some skin and boards were damaged on the process, but fully worth it. A tandem has never ever been that much needed as when these two humans gather and try to make a project work. Friendship goals, “If they fall, they fall together”. - Tandem

How does noseriding work? What makes this suspension between sea and sky possible? The Physics of Noseriding explores these questions through the eyes of Namaala, a young surfer whose people were flying on the water before the world even knew what surfing was.

Karina Rozunko is poetry in motion. Both on land and on a log, she's equal parts style, grace, and improvisation. According to the creative duo, the concept of the movie is based on a Japanese style poem which depicts a tiny moment of time, suggestive of nature that evokes a definite, though unstated, emotional response

Traveler and Google Earth wave explorer from the Basque Country. Every surfboard lover. Also a documentarist, but most of all surfer.

Growing up close to the Northsea in Belgium, the sea has always been a source of inspiration for Jade as a filmmaker and photographer. During her 26 years of existence, she always felt a big connection and love for this big blue marvellous world and its creatures, its flora, its stories. After graduating her Master in Cinema in Ghent, she searched to combine her passion for photography with her love for the ocean. Constantly chasing a certain feeling of enchantment. Of being child-likely taken away by some faraway dreamworld or utopia where mermaids, pirates, magical forces and desolated islands could still exist. While roaming in this world, Jade poses a magnetic look on the movement of (women’s) bodies, nature and the invisible flow of life.

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While exploring foreign places, Dutch photographer Riemkje Poortinga, got inspired whenever she stumbled on photogenic locations. The remarkable thing happend that she could clearly picture a complete fashion campaign into details before she even had a camera. With the idea to do something with that vision she changed her course in life and gained experience in branding, styling, photography and production. She became a fashion photographer influenced by the board-sports lifestyle that she got into at the same time. Her work is about simplicity in the ultimate sophistication. To express herself as an artist she takes on creative photography adventures to capture photos that visualize the dream life that she envisions.

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