Beyond: An African Surf Documentary
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Africa, Europe - Europe and Africa: Surfers live differently on each continent and Africa marks a special place - as surfing is in many places at its very beginnings. 'Beyond - An African Surf Documentary' follows locals along the coast of Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia into their homes, visits their home surf spots and takes a look into their surfing lives. Three months of shooting culminated in a 111 minute long episodic journey on a continent, that has the potential to be the next big thing in surfing.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-10-05
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Mario Hainzl
Writer: Mario Hainzl, Andreas Jaritz
Spoken language: العربية, Français, English, Español, Deutsch, Wolof
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Beyond: An African Surf Documentary
Production Companies: Lotus-Film, Nomad Earth Media
Production Countries: Senegal, Austria, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco
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