Swell Mamas

Australia, 2011

Film
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Lucy and Geraldine have been the best of friends since school, when they both became mums they decided that their love of surfing and of being in the water would not take a back seat, so they started ‘Swell Mamas’. Dozens of mums across Inverloch in south-eastern Victoria, get together every Friday morning to connect, to laugh, to share and to feel the water wash over them.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

editor

Matt Blackwood

producer/director

Csilla Csongvay

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:08:38:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2011

Appears in

Group of items

ACMI in the regions: Stories from Bass Coast

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002531

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural women

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communities

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Psychological aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural women

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Motherhood

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Country life - Psychological aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rural women

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Travelogue

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

HDCAM; Master

HDCAM; Sub-master

DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)

DVD; Back-up

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/117273--swell-mamas/ |title=Swell Mamas |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=28 March 2024 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}