Splinters West coast premiere
Splinters is an exciting look into the remote island of Papua New Guinea and how the surfing lifestyle has developed over the past 30 years. With a legend of a pilot who left his surfboard at this island paradise. Locals take to the sport with passion and talent hoping to rival champion surfers from around the world.
Splinters is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo. Twenty years on, surfing is not only a pillar of village life but also a means to prestige. With no access to economic or educational advancement, let alone running water and power, village life is hermetic. A spot on the Papua New Guinea national surfing team is the way to see the wider world; the only way.
Visit the Splinters web site.
looks like there may be so of the dark underside of surfing in this one. we all know that it’s out there , surfers show up in an area with all their goodies and over time the locals want their share of the fun and games. throw in some tension between sexes and age groups and it’s an ugly mix. i would like to see the whole film…
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