““The most important man in the surfing world you’ve never heard of“”
- BEN MARCUS
“ “ DICK METZ IS THE MOST UNDERRATED SURF LEGEND EVER, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT””
- Dana Brown
““The discovery of Cape St. Francis is only one of his epic stories. My first thought was, “How have I never heard of this guy?””
- Chas Smith
In Cinemas Now
Tour dates [ticket links above]
Tue Aug 27 Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne, Sydney NSW
Wed Aug 28 Ritz Cinemas, Randwick, Sydney NSW
Thu Aug 29 Balter Brewing, Currumbin Waters, Gold Coast QLD
Fri Aug 30 Lennox Head Cultural Centre, Lennox Head, NSW
Sun Sep 1 Byron Theatre, Byron Bay, NSW
WITH EXTRA SPECIAL GUEST HOSTS INCLUDING:
TOM CARROLL, BEDE DURBIDGE, RABBIT BARTHOLOMEW, CHRIS BROCK, RUSTY MILLER DAVE RASTOVICH!
VIEW TRAILER
Papa Salt and Firewire Surfboards proudly present Birth of The Endless Summer, a new feature documentary from Curtis Birch and Emmy®-nominated director Richard Yelland, in association with Oscar®-nominated Bruce Brown Films. The multi-award-winning film explores the origin story behind Brown’s timeless classic The Endless Summer.
To celebrate the film’s release, surfing legend Rob Machado will embark on a Q&A tour along Australia’s east coast, starting August 27, 2024. This tour offers fans a unique opportunity to engage with Machado and gain insights into the making of Birth of The Endless Summer and the enduring legacy of The Endless Summer. “I’m super excited to be returning to Australia after all these years and to be sharing this incredible story behind the most iconic surf movie of all time,” says Machado.
Featuring appearances by surfing icons Robert August, Mike Hynson, Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Pat O’Connell, and many more, Birth of The Endless Summer provides a deep dive into surfing history. Director Richard Yelland noted, “I created this film to connect people with the history of surfing and inspire a wider audience. It’s a significant piece of pop culture celebrating the pursuit of dreams.”
Birth of The Endless Summer spans over four years of production and more than 60 years of surfing history, chronicling the remarkable journey of surf pioneer Dick Metz. The documentary follows Metz’s discovery of South Africa’s emerging surf scene during his global hitchhiking adventure, which began in 1958 in Laguna Beach, California and led Metz, and subsequently his friend Bruce Brown, to the iconic “Perfect Wave” at Cape St. Francis for The Endless Summer.
Following the tour, BIRTH OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER will be screening around the country from mid-September onwards.
SYNOPSIS
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis (87 minutes–USA, South Africa) is the never-been-told-before story behind one of the most beloved and watched documentaries of all time, Bruce Brown’s The Endless Summer– “A perfect movie,” said The New Yorker. The Endless Summer was a travel adventure that captured the hearts and imaginations of surfers and non-surfers alike.
Birth of The Endless Summer follows Californian surf pioneer, Dick Metz, as he vagabonds the globe from 1958-1961. Metz’s train-jumping, steamship-hopping tour, in the vein of On the Road and The Motorcycle Diaries, led to Metz’s discovery of “the perfect wave” at Cape St. Francis, South Africa. Dick’s travels not only inspired his friend, Bruce Brown, but also paved the way for the The Endless Summer to become a reality. Birth of The Endless Summer follows the 90-year old Metz back to South Africa to retrace the steps of his original journey.
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis is being produced in association with Bruce Brown films and offers never-seen-before photos and footage from Bruce Brown’s personal archives as well as the world’s top collection of historic surfing imagery at the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center.
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