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Wave Riders
 | Storm Cinemas
Saturday 19 April 4.30pm
£6.00/£5.50
|  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Dir. Joel Conroy – 2008 - Ireland - Cert PG - Inis Films | | | | | | 
| | | | | | | | Waveriders tells the story of how the son of an Ulsterman, George Freeth, reintroduced the ancient Polynesian art of wave riding in Hawaii at the start of the 20th century, after it had been stamped out by missionaries. It traces how Freeth went on to transform and popularise the sport in California where he became the world’s first lifeguard.
At the core of the film is the journey of a cast of top Irish and Irish American surfers as they trace an unexpected Irish connection to surfing and strive to meet the latest challenge of big wave tow surfing in Ireland. These include surfer Richard Fitzgerald from Bundoran, and British surf champion Gabe Davies, world champion Kelly Slater and Irish American superstar surfers such as pioneering soul surfer Kevin Naughton and the renowned Malloy brothers.
They ride some of the most exciting surf Ireland has to offer north and south of the border and the story climaxes with their attempt to ride a big wave off the west coast of Ireland.
Both director Joel Conroy and Producer Margo Harkin will attend the screening and take part in a masterclass about the film - see TALKING FILM SECTION for details.
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