Tasman low set fire to The Superbank, the wind was blowing hard the swell picked up and everyone with a board and two arms went to there to paddle against the sweep in hope of getting a wave, hit play for the madness.
How far would you go to jump on a search for unmapped waves? Well you can go to your nearest cinema first to see “Savage Waters”…
“A tantalising passage in a 19th-century treasure hunter’s journal inspires a family of modern-day adventurers to find and surf a spectacular wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
For renowned skipper and thrill-seeker Matt Knight, the challenge of sailing to such an unpredictable and uncharted region is impossible to resist. Joined by world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton, plus family and friends, the group faces serious injury and life-threatening challenges as they fulfil their quest.
Narrated by Charles Dance, Mikey Corker’s exhilarating documentary is an intimate and epic portrayal of extraordinary individuals who push the very limits of exploration. It is filmed in some of the most beautiful islands and dangerous waters in the Atlantic, from the West Coast of Ireland to the mighty waters of Nazaré.
The film is an ode to pushing the limits of your world, connecting with the people around you, overcoming adversities with optimism and testing your grit.
Our modern adventurers, just like the 19th-century adventurers they are emulating, will inspire and remind you of what is truly important – especially today.”
Newlyn Filmhouse, Penzance | From Friday 3rd November
Alhambra Cinema, Keswick | From Friday 3rd November
Duke Of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton | From Friday 3rd November
King Street Cinema, Ipswich | From Friday 3rd November
Galeri, Caernarfon | From Friday 3rd November
Catford Mews, London | From Friday 3rd November
Reading Biscuit Factory | From Friday 3rd November
The Ealing Project, London | From Friday 3rd November
Sidcup Storyteller | From Friday 3rd November
Highland Cinema, Fort Wiliam | From Friday 3rd November
Watershed, Bristol | From Friday 3rd November
Lighthouse, Poole | Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th November
WTW Cinema Truro | Monday 6th – Thursday 9th November
Scott Cinemas, Barnstaple | Monday 6th – Thursday 9th November
Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay | Tuesday 7th – Thursday 9th November
The Poly, Falmouth | Tuesday 7th November TICKETS SELLING FAST
Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema, Penrith | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Regal Movieplex, Cromer | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Royal Cinema, St. Ives | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Savoy Cinema, Penzance | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Regal Cinema, Redruth | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Embassy Cinema, Ilfracombe | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Phoenix Cinema, Falmouth | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin New Cinema, Torquay | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Kings Cinema, Kingsbridge | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin The Regent, Redcar | Wednesday 8th November
Merlin Cinema, Thurso | Wednesday 8th November
Brewery Arts, Kendal | From Friday 10th November
Plymouth Arts Cinema | From Friday 10th November
Barn Cinema, Dartington | Friday 10th – Monday 13th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
The Dukes, Lancaster | Friday 10th, Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th November
Eclipse Cinema, Bundoran, Ireland | Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th & Wed 15th November (+ Taz Knight Q&A)
Ilkley Cinema, Ilkley | Sunday 12th & Wednesday 15th November
Wetherby Cinema, Wetherby | Sunday 12th & Wednesday 15th November
Phoenix, Leicester | Monday 13th – Thursday 16th November
Buxton Opera House, Buxton | Tuesday 14th November
Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek | Tuesday 14th November
Kinokulture, Oswestry | Wednesday 15th November
Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick | Saturday 18th – Wednesday 23rd November
The Tower Digital Arts Centre | Saturday 18th – Saturday 18th – Thursday 24th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Bristol Independent Film Festival (at Watershed) | Monday 20th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Eden Court, Inverness | Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Cromarty Cinema, Cromarty | Tuesday 21st November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Forum Cinema, Hexham | Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Mareel, Lerwick, Shetland | From Friday 24th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
The Playhouse, Portrush | Friday 24th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire | Friday 24th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Gloucester Guildhall | Friday 24th & Thursday 30th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywin | Saturday 25th November, Friday 8th & Wednesday 13th December **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Dundee Contemporary Arts | Saturday 25th – Thursday 30th November
Northern Light Cinema, Wirksworth | Sunday 26th – Wednesday 29th November
Glasgow Film Theatre | Monday 27th – Thursday 30th November **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Depot, Lewes | Monday 27th November
Zeffirellis, Ambleside | Monday 4th December
Northampton Filmhouse | Wednesday 6th December **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Curzon Cinema & Arts, Clevedon | Sunday 10th December (+ Mikey Corker Q&A)
Taliesen Arts Centre, Swansea | Monday 11th December
Pavilions Teignmouth | Saturday 6th January **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
SpArc Theatre, Bishops Castle | Thursday 11th January **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Totnes Cinema, Totnes | Sunday 21st January **TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Charly Quivront on the road with friends chasing what storm Aline had best to offer between the Mediterranean Sea and Hossegor!
On the menu, they’re lucky to have found a shallow left slab in the Med featuring Kyllian Guerin & Sam Piter, and perfect sand-bottom drainers at home in Hossegor.
Vans Pipe Masters will run December 8 – 20, 2023 on the North Shore of Oahu.
Last year’s inaugural event saw Balaram Stack and Molly Picklum take the respective wins, with Balaram declaring afterwards that Pipeline, “Gave me something that I don’t know if I’ll top for the rest of my career.” The return of the specialty event will see the world’s best tuberiders face off in surfing’s Colosseum. With 40 men and 20 women, hand-picked by Vans, taking to the Pipeline this December in the latest installment of the enduring love affair between Vans and the North Shore of Oahu.
“I’ve got a photo of my dad wearing Vans Classics on the North Shore that he got for winning the contest in ’66, so Vans and surf contests in Hawaii go way back,” says Vans Surf lifer Nathan Fletcher. “My memories of coming to Hawaii as a kid are of Steve Van Doren at Pipe and Triple Crown, flipping burgers in a checkered apron. It’s cool to see that legacy continue with the Pipe Masters.”
Vans remains committed to giving back to the North Shore community wherever possible. So this year, as well as incorporating the art of local artist Solomon Robert Nui Enos into the event rollout and supporting grassroots Hawaiian organizations like Na Kama Kai, Sustainable Coastlines of Hawai’i, and North Shore Community Land Trust, half of the invitees into the Vans Pipe Masters are Hawaii residents and Native Hawaiians. Continuing the legacy of Hawaiian surfers performing on the world stage, at their hallmark wave.
Furthermore, Vans proudly offers equal prize money for men and women. International surfers like Noa Deane, Harry Bryant, Taichi Wakita, Mikey February, Sierra Kerr, locals Barron Mamiya, Maluhia Kinimaka, Kaulana Apo, and Moana Jones-Wong, and global superstars like the brothers Florence have equal opportunity to compete for the $420,000 prize purse and lift the hallowed Vans Pipe Masters trophy.
“Trophies aren’t everything, but certain trophies ignite memories of certain stories and that’s my proudest one,” said Molly Picklum, reflecting on lifting last year’s prize.
The Vans Pipe Masters features an innovative leaderboard format, where competitors surf three rounds in search of their top three highest-scored rides. The top four male and top four female surfers advance to the finals for a shot at taking home the hallowed trophy.
As a brand rooted in youth culture, Vans understands our responsibility to protect the environment in which surfing comes to life for future generations. As part of this responsibility, Vans will partner once again withSustainable Coastlines of Hawai’i for the event’s on-site waste diversion program. Having partnered with Vans for over 8 years, Sustainable Coastlines Hawai’i supports Vans’ objective of increasing environmental and social responsibility in our events. From this partnership, the 2022 Vans Pipe Masters successfully diverted 814 lbs, or 79% of all waste generated onsite, from being sent to landfills or incineration.
For more information about Vans Pipe Masters and how to watch this year’s contest, visit vanspipemasters.com.
Partnership between social impact companies United Repair Centre and Fashion-Enter with Patagonia makes it easy for clothing brands to join the repair movement
Today, the United Repair Centre London (URC London) opens in Haringey.
The new centre is the result of a collaboration between social impact companies United Repair Centre and Fashion-Enter, with outdoor clothing brand Patagonia. It will employ and train people who have challenges finding employment, such as those with refugee backgrounds, in high quality clothing repairs. With space for other brands to join Patagonia at the centre, its objective is transforming the apparel industry for the better.
The opening follows the success of the first United Repair Centre, launched in Amsterdam in 2022, as the result of collaboration between Makers Unite, Amsterdam Economic Board and Patagonia. United Repair Centre Amsterdam currently handles 30,000 repairs per year from brands such as Decathlon, Lululemon and Patagonia. URC London has capacity to perform 30,000 repairs a year by 2025.
Thami Schweichler, CEO and Founder, United Repair Centre, said: “The apparel industry has a bad reputation for the harms inflicted on the environment, and the people who make our clothes – but it doesn’t have to be this way. We must help customers keep their clothes in use for longer and practice conscious consumption in the future, if we are to have a living planet to do business on. And now, with the launch of URC London, we’re making it easy for responsible clothing brands to join the growing repair movement.”
Haringey-based garment production company, Fashion-Enter, has joined as partner, with URC London operating out of its existing facility and training the team in technical repairs.
With a focus on high social and environmental standards, Fashion-Enter had faced potential layoffs due to key retailers moving production to cheaper facilities abroad. Now URC London will protect 15 UK jobs and provide a bridge into the circular economy.
Jenny Holloway, CEO, Fashion-Enter said: “Haringey in North London has a long history as a home of high-quality British garment manufacturing, but in the current market for cheaper production we could not maintain our high standards of quality or our ethical standards. We had to pivot the business quickly and be nimble! Now, we have an exciting collaboration to move into repairs. Our highly skilled team are absolutely delighted that they are contributing to a circular economy for fashion today."
Strategic guidance from the British Fashion Council’s Institute of Positive Fashion and circular economy support from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have been provided to URC London. It will initially provide repairs for Patagonia’s UK-based customers, with three additional brands lined up to join the facility in within the next 12 months, and space for more partners.
The partnership is part of Patagonia’s long-standing commitment to responsible consumption. Founded on an ethos of creating a quality, durable product, for the last 12 years, Patagonia has educated customers on why, and how they can prolong the lives of their clothes, through its Worn Wear programme. Patagonia offers free repairs, which can be requested through a newly launched Repair Portal.
Alex Beasley, Country Manager, UK, Ireland & Nordics, Patagonia said: “At Patagonia, we’re in business to save our home planet. But we know we can’t do this alone. With the launch of United Repair Centre London, we are looking to dramatically scale our impact and empower other clothing companies to move away from disposability and waste, and weave circularity into their business models.”
For more information about working with the United Repair Centre London please visit: www.unitedrepaircentre.com.
A bitter rivalry brewed between a father named Occy and his son, Sterling. Occy, a renowned surfer in his heyday, had never loved or supported his son's dreams. He couldn't bear the thought of Sterling surpassing him, and this rivalry tore at their relationship.
From a young age, Sterling had felt the pull of the waves, the irresistible call of the sea. He knew he was destined to be a surfer, to follow in his father's footsteps, but his dreams were met with nothing but resistance from Occy. It was as if Occy had become consumed by jealousy, refusing to let his son shine in a world he once ruled.
One day, Sterling's journey took him to a remote coastal village in Peru. There, amidst the wild beauty of the ocean, he finally found Occy. The reunion was tense, as years of resentment and unresolved emotions hung in the air.
The duel between father and son was mesmerizing. Sterling yearned to prove himself as the superior player and, in doing so, perhaps win his father's recognition and love. They engaged in a game of pointing, testing their hand-eye coordination and precision. Occy, with years of experience, narrowly won this round.
Tragically, as they were leaving the field, Occy, who was still catching his breath, accidentally picked up a stray boomerang that had washed ashore. In a cruel twist of fate, the boomerang unexpectedly returned and struck Occy, leading to a fatal accident.
The world was left in shock as the legendary sportsman, Occy, passed away in such an unexpected manner. Sterling, who had finally bridged the gap between them, was left in mourning, with mixed emotions of victory and profound loss. It was a reminder that life's twists and turns could be both unexpected and tragic, leaving Sterling to carry the weight of reconciliation and sorrow.
