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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Christopher NeliusDirector
- Christopher NeliusWriter
- Julie-Anne De RuvoWriter
Cast
- Pam BurridgeCast
- Lisa AndersonCast
- Wendy BothaCast
- Jodie CooperCast
- Rochelle BallardCast
- Pauline MenczerCast
- Jolene SmithCast
- Jorja Smith HarmonCast
- Nick CarrollCast
- Jamie R. BrisickCast
- Ian CairnsCast
- Alisa Schwarzstein CairnsCast
Stills
Themes
surfingsurferempowermentsexismsports documentaryfemale empowerment1980swomen's liberationsurferswomen empowermentfemale surfer