Victor Bernardo surfs with a rare mix of precision and spontaneity. Every section looks like an invitation rather than an obstacle, whether he's threading a tube, blowing out the fins on a lazy shoulder or finding speed where most surfers stall. Silky smooth with a touch of flair, proof that some of the best surfing still comes from trusting instinct over choreography.
With no previous cycling experience, Johanna Brebner sets out to bike the length of her childhood home, Aotearoa New Zealand, with a surfboard in tow. Returning after a decade away, she packs her life onto a bike and travels more than 2,000 kilometres across the country in search of reconnection and a few waves along the way.
Produced by needessentials, Spaces in Between is a feature documentary that follows Johanna on a surfing and cycling journey across Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a portrait of slow travel: of challenge, endurance, new friendships, and the exhilaration of landscape. Beyond the pursuit of waves, the film explores what it means to experience a place over time, revealing the stories, connections, and moments that emerge in the spaces in between.
Executive Producer: Ryan Scanlon
Cinematography: Milo Inglis & Cameron Haylock
Additional Footage: Ishka Folkwell, Johanna Brebner, Heath Scanlon, Hahnee Chelkowski, Joseph Elijah Daniel & Clementine Bourke
Feature Musical Artists: Cat Power, Maple Glider, Ruby Gill, Minna, Adriana Lenker, Nadia Reid & Jake Xerxes Fussell.
Jonathan Gubbins has spent years quietly building a reputation as one of surfing's most committed tube hunters. The Peruvian free surfer has logged countless sessions in some of the world's heaviest line-ups, always with the same objective: find the deepest barrel possible.
Never one to chase contest jerseys, Gubbins has built his career around world-class waves, earning respect through technical precision, and unwavering commitment. His relentless pursuit of perfect tubes has cemented his place among the most respected barrel riders in modern surfing.Â
Hit play to watch Jonathan, Usman Trioko, Sule and Pablo Mr Desert Point get shacked off their minds.
If you grew up watching Kepa Acero’s GoPro exploration films, you’re going to want to watch his latest movie, KIKIRIBU.
Raw and unfiltered, the film follows Kepa and a crew of surfers from Havana as they travel the length of Cuba, meeting local communities and uncovering the people, places and stories that rarely make it into the surf world.
Edited by Jon Aspuru, KIKIRIBU is a roots surf trip where the itinerary is dictated by the locals they meet along the way. The waves become a reason to travel, but the real story lies in Cuba’s culture, its people and the moments in between.
The steeper and more terrifying the ledge, the more committed Russell Bierke becomes, throwing himself over with a level of conviction that borders on reckless — except it rarely is.
His timing is surgical, his positioning precise, and once he's free-falling down the face, there's an unsettling calm to it all. Whether it's a mutant slab in Tasmania or a freight-train reef somewhere spicy, Bierke has built a reputation on making impossible takeoffs look strangely routine.
Hit play to watch Russell throw himself over some of the heaviest ledges on offer.
When the swell lines wrap in, and the wind finally behaves, the reward is all there—long runners, punchy beachbreaks and a crew that’s happy to trade tropical water for quality waves. This time, it’s Will Bailey, Malakai Hagley and Beau Betteridge making the most of North Devon’s finest conditions. This is North Devon doing what it does best, enjoy.
