The Women and the Waves

The Women and the Waves

USA, 2009, 48min.

Directors/Producers: Heather Hudson and Peck Euwer

“The Women and the Waves” is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female surfers who, through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated sport of surfing and found a place of their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women who don’t, female athletes, and the men who love them gain insight into what it’s like to “Surf like a Girl!” This inspiring film, featuring generations of women surfers, reveals what has. transcended surfing’s status as a sport to become a passion so strong, it is the dominant force in their lives.

IN PERSON: Heather Hudson

Website: http://www.thewomenandthewaves.com/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_GTVENLeY

Festivals and Awards:

*Official Selection, Wild and Scenic Envrionmental Film Festival, 2010

*Official Selection, The Surf Show Waveriders Fest., Bristol,UK, 2010

*Official Selection, Surf Film Premieres, New Zealand, 2010

*Official Selection, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2009

*Official Selection, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, 2009

*Official Selection, Santa Cruz Film Festival, 2009

*Official Selection, Maui Film Festival, 2009

*Official Selection, Ventura Film Festival, 2009