The first non-fiction feature about Australia’s women of the surf tells the history of women’s surfing in Australia from 1915. It moves through the big board era to the present day, with women becoming a surfing entity in their own right. The video shows the women surf riders surfing their own calender and tells of their hopes, fears and pleasures as they ride the waves.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300794
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Women athletes
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation