This Program of Fiction and Nonfiction Shorts Focus on the Inner Strength Born in and Retained from Youth, leading to these stories of Self-Discovery, Personal Anxieties and the Dawn of Parenthood.
Although more women are surfing, their stories still remain rarely told. What does the marketed ‘sexy surfer girl’ image do with women who never felt like they suited this image? How has this influenced their career and self-esteem? For her ethnographic documentary ‘Just Go Fucking Surfing’ Juul Hesselberth spent three months in Australia, where she followed four female pro surfers whom pursue(d) a surfing career. This film moves through the online representations to the lived reality of female athletes.
- Year2019
- Runtime27 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorJuul Hesselberth
- ScreenwriterJuul Hesselberth
- ProducerJuul Hesselberth
- FilmmakerJuul Hesselberth
- CastJess Grimwood, Grace Styman, Audrey Styman, Kirsty Best
- CinematographerJuul Hesselberth
- EditorJuul Hesselberth
- Sound DesignTom Jansen
This Program of Fiction and Nonfiction Shorts Focus on the Inner Strength Born in and Retained from Youth, leading to these stories of Self-Discovery, Personal Anxieties and the Dawn of Parenthood.
Although more women are surfing, their stories still remain rarely told. What does the marketed ‘sexy surfer girl’ image do with women who never felt like they suited this image? How has this influenced their career and self-esteem? For her ethnographic documentary ‘Just Go Fucking Surfing’ Juul Hesselberth spent three months in Australia, where she followed four female pro surfers whom pursue(d) a surfing career. This film moves through the online representations to the lived reality of female athletes.
- Year2019
- Runtime27 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorJuul Hesselberth
- ScreenwriterJuul Hesselberth
- ProducerJuul Hesselberth
- FilmmakerJuul Hesselberth
- CastJess Grimwood, Grace Styman, Audrey Styman, Kirsty Best
- CinematographerJuul Hesselberth
- EditorJuul Hesselberth
- Sound DesignTom Jansen