Bombora: The Story of Australian Surfing

BOMBORA follows the wild ride as Australia’s love affair with the surf flourished, features rare archival footage and a “who’s who” of surfing icons and bad boys. From the early pioneers, like Duke Kahanamoku and Isobel Letham, the first Aussie surfing icons like Midget Farrelly and Bob Pike, the bad boys like Nat Young and Michael Petersen. It looks at the innovators like Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish, and the new breed of Australian surfers riding 40ft monster waves off the West Australian coast. It’s a story of people living wild lives, craving freedom. Surfing has pushed the boundaries of Australia’s way of life and rules of behaviour – and has become a multi billion dollar industry. By creating their own surf labels, this unlikely crew of bleached blonde revolutionaries conquered the world with a mix of mongrel, grace and cool that is utterly Australian. With music by The Atlantics, Jet, Jesus & Mary Chain, Rose Tattoo, Status Quo, Hunters and Collectors and The Cruel Sea.