Ocean Film Festival Tour Magazine - 2023 Virtual Edition

SALTY SEA DOGS
Filmmaker: Jemima Robinson| 8 minutes
From rescue dog to Australian dog surf champion – meet
Spike the surfing dog! Spike was adopted by lifelong surfer
Rob Lorenzo, and despite having never seen the sea before,
expressed a keen interest to get involved with his new owner’s
hobby. With a natural talent for riding the waves, Spike went on
to become a national surfing star, and is proof that you can teach
an old dog new tricks.
THE STORM CHASER
Filmmaker: Jack Pirie | 7 minutes
Big wave windsurfer Thomas Traversa thrives in the most
violent weather conditions, harnessing the power of storms
to push the boundaries of his sport. But for Thomas, riding
in the eye of a storm isn’t about personal achievement – it’s a
chance to immerse himself in the elements at their rawest. The
Storm Chaser is a genre-blurring short film about the profound
encounters between humans and nature at its extremes.
TRULUCK
Filmmakers: Matt Cannon and Jake Smallwood | 22 minutes
Steve Truluck is a part-time window cleaner and a full-time
marine wildlife enthusiast. A surprise encounter with a
humpback whale inspired him to drop his career and focus on
his passion. Steve is now one of the UK’s best whale watching
guides, with an unusual talent for finding killer whales. Truluck
celebrates the life-changing moments that encounters with
these incredible animals can bring.
TWO KINDS OF WATER
Filmmaker: Dan McDougall | 21 minutes
The 5,500km coastline of West Africa is home to some of the
world’s most diverse and dangerous fishing. Skills are handed
down from generation to generation, with fishermen risking
their lives every time they leave the shore. On the north coast
of Senegal (a country whose name means ‘our boat’), we meet
fisherman Ishmaila Mbaye and his wife Koumba, who tell the
story of these vulnerable fishing communities.
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