17th Annual International Ocean Film Festival

Surfing Program - 5 films

Expired August 17, 2020 6:45 AM
Already unlocked? for access
This virtual screening is eligible for our Global Audience Choice Award! Unlock now to cast your vote.

Surfing Program (TRT: 89 min)


  1. Spot Stands Up - Zack McCune & Larisa Berger, USA, 2 min
  2. Street Surfers - Arthur Neumeier, South Africa, 9 min
  3. 7 Lessons from Japan - Rafael Mellin & Gustavo Ferolla, Brazil, 13
  4. A la Mar (To the Sea) - Bruno Monteferri & Dana Bonilla, Peru, 32 min
  5. Elude Surf Film - Perry Gershkow, USA, 33 min

Street Surfers - 9 min

A pro surfer, Frank Solomon from Cape Town, meets two young men in Johannesburg known as “street surfers” who comb the streets for recyclables to make a living. Their unsung efforts just to survive, helps reduce plastics in the ocean. Inspired, Frank, also an avid ocean activist, decides to show them the ocean for the first time. An inspirational story of friendship and how two seemingly different worlds can be connected.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Country
    South Africa
  • Director
    Arthur Neumeier
  • Screenwriter
    Mike Wilson, Jared Gower
  • Producer
    Christiaan Coetsee, Mascha Spaans
  • Cast
    Frank Solomon, Thabo Mouti, Mokete Mokete