Storm Surfers 3D (Storm Surfers 3D)
Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012
Justin McMillan, Christopher Nelius / Feature Narrative / Australia / 2012 / 95 min / Colour / DCP/3D / In English / (No Subtitles) subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
Seventy-five kilometres out to sea, a colossal wave breaks on its way to the shores of Western Australia. After a lifetime of seeking out the world’s biggest and most dangerous swells, big-wave riders Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones set their sights on conquering this monster surf – and filmmakers Christopher Nelius and Justin McMillan are on hand with state-of-the-art 3D technology to capture the death-defying ride. Adrenaline junkies will thrill to the sheer craziness of Carroll and Clarke-Jones’s daredevillish antics and near-fatal spills, and the truly awesome 3D effects are nothing short of spectacular. Yet there’s a fascinating human story behind the hi-jinks on the open seas. Family obligations call this kind of risk-taking into question, and neither man is as young as he once was. Nerve sometimes fails, and aging bodies don’t always respond to split-second decisions. There’s a fine line between coming home safe, and not coming home at all.
NB: 'Storm Surfers 3D' is presented in English with no Arabic subtitles.
About the Director

Justin McMillan and Christopher Nellius are a Sydney-based director-writer team who have recently specialised in extreme surfing documentaries. Films to date are ‘The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story’ (2006), ‘Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks’ (2008) and the TV documentary ‘Storm Surfers: New Zealand’ (2010).
Justin McMillan and Christopher Nellius are a Sydney-based director-writer team who have recently specialised in extreme surfing documentaries. Films to date are ‘The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story’ (2006), ‘Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks’ (2008) and the TV documentary ‘Storm Surfers: New Zealand’ (2010).
Credits
- Director
- Justin McMillan, Christopher Nelius
- Screenwriter
- Christopher Nelius
- Producer
- Marcus Gillezeau, Ellenor Cox
- Editor
- Rodrigo Balart
- Music
- Michael Yezerski, Richard Tognetti
- Cinematographer
- David Maguire
- Other
- Underwater Cinematography: Dean Cropp
- Cast
- Tom Carroll, Ross Clark-Jones, Ben Matson
Contacts
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Press Contact
Ester Harding
- Company:
- 6ixty Foot Productions
- Phone:
- +61 283 532 415
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Print Origin
Wayne Hayes
- Company:
- Deluxe
- Phone:
- +61 294 296 500
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Sales Contact
Clay Epstein
- Company:
- Arclight Films
- Phone:
- 310 777 8855