Girls Can't Surf

2020

108 mins

Directed by Christopher Nelius
Recommended
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16+
Documentary
Sport

Documentary on the women who made waves on and off the ocean by standing against the blatant sexism in the... More

Documentary on the women who made waves on and off the ocean by standing against the blatant sexism in the professional surfing world.

It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluorescent colors, 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. Features surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more.

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Girls Can't Surf | Ratings & Reviews

You'll be inspired by this rebellious sports doco, on the women making waves in the 1980s boys' club of professional surfing.

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"A spectacular, angering, engrossing and inspiring yarn, well-assembled and packed with indelible personalities."

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Stuff

"Rides a thrilling wave of female empowerment."

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Screenhub

"Celebratory but shallow doco."

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News.com.au

"A great tribute to all of these athletes and a timely reminder of everything that led up to the decision to raise the women’s prize money to parity with the men’s just two years ago."

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Sydney Morning Herald

"A definitive documentary for female empowerment, while providing a satisfying narrative arc that vindicates the many sacrifices the film’s subjects had to make."

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