Girls Can’t Surf
Feature Documentary by Christopher Nelius
About
It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. GIRLS CAN’T SURF follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more, GIRLS CAN’T SURF is a wild ride of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, with each woman fighting against the odds to make their dreams of competing a reality.
Festivals & Awards
Tribeca Film Festival, Official Selection
AACTA Award Nominee, Best Feature Documentary
Where to Watch
Director
Christopher Nelius
Writers
Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Christopher Nelius
Producers
Michaela Perske, Christopher Nelius
Executive Producers
Rob Galluzzo, Michael Hilliard, Paul Wiegard
Associate Producer
Camilla Mazzaferro
Development Producer
Luke Mazzaferro
Cinematographer
Anna Howard ACS
Editor
Julie-Anne De Ruvo
Composer
Haydn Walker
