Zulu surf riders

  • Zulu surf riders
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2007
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 50 (in minutes)

On the KwaZulu-Natal coast surfers are no longer the stereotyped blonde, sun-bleached beach bum, but guys who are just stoked to catch the perfect wave.

Twins Cyril and Meshack Mqadi, from Umzumbe, have broken that mould, ripping into breaks with style, life-saving and judging surf competitions. And they're training up the next generation of Zulu wave riders. A surf movie with a difference, blending cool cutbacks with social commentary. The soundtrack is pretty groovy too.

South Africa, 2007, 50 min
Zulu & English; English subtitles
Dir: Carlos FRANSISCO & André CRONJE


FESTIVALS / AWARDS

2008 | Encounters Documentary Festival | South Africa
* Audience Award 3rd Prize

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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