Documentary ·History · Australia · 2021 · 1h 48m

Girls Can't Surf

Girls Can't Surf poster
Director
Christopher Nelius
Cast
Pam Burridge as Lisa Anderson as Wendy Botha as Jodie Cooper as Rochelle Ballard as Pauline Menczer as
Crew
Anna Howard — Director of Photography Julie Anne DeRuvo — Editor Julie Anne DeRuvo — Writer Christopher Nelius — Writer Christopher Nelius — Producer Michaela Perske — Producer
Synopsis

It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluorescent colors, peroxide hair and radical male egos. "Girls Can't Surf" follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more, "Girls Can't Surf" is a wild ride of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, with each woman fighting against the odds to make their dreams of competing a reality.

Trailer Girls Can't Surf — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
surfingsurferempowermentsexismsports documentaryfemale empowerment1980swomen's liberationsurferswomen empowermentfemale surfer
Key Collaborators
Christopher Nelius Director Anna Howard Director of Photography Julie Anne DeRuvo Editor Julie Anne DeRuvo Writer Christopher Nelius Writer Christopher Nelius Producer Michaela Perske Producer
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