Surfing is made by its folklore. It’s deep and diverse history nourish the pastime’s appeal, creating far more than just another sport; it has personality, culture, a rich tapestry of people and tales and designs that draw you in and make you feel a part… Read More »LAST PARADISE: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Local independent filmmaker, Nathan Oldfield, makes things different. Not one to subscribe to the surf film conventions of perfect, massive waves, exotic destinations or pounding soundtracks, Oldfield portrays the other side of surfing, the deeper connection in personal accounts of the featured surfers’ lives and… Read More »THE GATHERING
It’s been a little while since the last of my sporadic forays into Cinemaland, but I’m glad I broke the drought with Wes Anderson’s latest masterpiece, The Grand Budapest Hotel. The man who created The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited, to name just a few… Read More »GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: THE BEST OF WES
Award-winning young film director Darius Devas, and on/off again Byronite, has just released his ground-breaking experimental short ocean-art film Within, which is narrated by Guy Pearce. Inspired by the suicide of a childhood friend, Within is a remarkable exploration of human connection to the ocean and… Read More »Within
There is little question that ‘Morning of the Earth‘ is one of the most profoundly influential surf films of all time. ‘The Endless Summer’, ‘The Hot Generation’, Albe Falzon’s magnum opus is in very distinguished, and very minimal, company. When Tony Harlow became managing director… Read More »SPIRIT OF AKASHA: A DREAM REIMAGINED
We all have our journeys. Sometimes that journey takes us through our years, the simple ebbs and flows of conventional life. At other times, we may visit foreign lands, escape ourselves, break the cycle of conformity and obligation just long enough to awaken greater vision… Read More »TRANSPARENTSEA: A VOYAGE OF NECESSITY
We all have our journeys. Sometimes that journey takes us through our years, the simple ebbs and flows of conventional life. At other times, we may visit foreign lands, escape ourselves, break the cycle of conformity and obligation just long enough to awaken greater vision… Read More »TRANSPARENTSEA: A VOYAGE OF NECESSITY
With the International Day Of Happiness coming up the 20th of March and the storm of videos going viral on YouTube with people from all over the world declaring the happiness of their city, in form of tribute videos to the Pharrell Williams song Happy.… Read More »HAPPY!
The winner of The Byron Bay International Film Festivals Best Film and Best Documentary was “When my sorrow died”. It is an incredible true story about Theremin virtuoso Armen Ra who was born in Iran, of Persian/Armenian decent. From the moment that Armen Ra walked in… Read More »Armen Ra
Too much of a good thing. It might seem less than a positive way to describe this year’s Bleach* Festival but, spanning 17 days, incorporating over 40 events, hosting dozens of artists, musicians, performers and celebrities and presenting a multitude of activities, the line up definitely… Read More »ALL-ENCOMPASSING: A GUIDE TO BLEACH* 2014
