With three hours of light every day, brutal winter thunderstorms and below zero temperatures, Iceland is far from the ideal holiday for surf.

The movie narrates the adventures of 6 surfers with the addition of the photographer Chris Bukard, they enter the natural reserve of Hornstrandir (Iceland) looking for unknown waves. Under an Artic Sky is another great movie that can´t be left out from our film library. A documentary that poses the question: “Is it really crazy to form a family that is more preoccupied with physical health and spiritual realization, than by conventional ways to succeed?” The Paskowitz kids, who also participate in the documentary, tell how they grew far from the real world “swimming with sharks wasn’t dangerous, but going to school was”. An educated man from Stanford, with his young wife, avoided a conventional life to raise his nine children in a trailer home while he hunts for the best waves in the world.ĭorian Paskowitz decided to abandon his career as a doctor and give his life completely to his three passions: surf, sex and alternative lifestyle. This fascinating documentary that tells the story of Doc Paskowitz. The director said “ My hope for this film is that the viewer will be able to see the wisdom that comes from the eyes of a child and the guidance of a loved one.”Ī story that draws one attention so much that it has become a movie and that we´ve decided to include in our list of 5 essential surf movies.

A movie with the objective to show us different ways of living and how each one of them is free to choose their way. Narrated from the eyes of young Given, the family crosses the planet starting from their house in Kuaui to Australia, Iceland, Nepal and Peru. Aamion Goodwin, his wife Daize (ex bi-world champion in longboard) and their two children Given (6 years old) and True (three month old) will embark in an adventure that will take them to 15 different countries in a year. The movie tell the story of the Goodwin family.

Surfer movies