Haven Surf Film Fest returns at the end of May, this time expanding to a two-day event held at two different locations in our hometown of Antwerp.
On Saturday evening, we'll be setting up camp at De Cinema.
On Sunday, we're returning to Zuiderpershuis with a mix of surf movies, music, art & food!
Line-up
KAMCHATKA - CORNERS OF THE EARTH (Benelux premiere) • Follow filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell as they journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen, unexplored coastline. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk with more than 150 volcanoes (29 active) the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia is as remote as it is unique. After 2 years of planning the trip was almost over before it started. An hour before boarding their flight to Moscow, Russia invaded Ukraine. At a time when the world was seeing the worst of human nature, these guys flew behind the iron curtain and found, to their surprise the best of it. Mi-8 helicopters, skidoos, frozen campsites, and frozen bank accounts, this surf trip quickly became far more than anyone could imagine.
Vans presents MOTEL HELL • Step into the surreal world of 'Motel Hell': a 45-minute cult classic from Dave Fox and Harry Bryant that's equal parts horror and surf thrill. Haz, lost in a desert dreamscape, stumbles upon a mysterious oasis—a hotel hidden in the dunes. A glass of enigmatic milk becomes his ticket to a whirlwind global adventure, where familiar faces greet him. But is this all a dream or Harry's motel hell? Haz rides mind bending barrels in Ireland, Morocco, Indonesia, and remote Australia, lock yourself into motel hell.
Featuring: Harry Bryant, Wade Goodall, Eithan Osborne, Tom Lowe, Dion Agius, Shaun Manners, Holly Wawn, Craig Anderson, Rolando Montes, David Fields, Benny Wooshka, Edward Melinz, Carcass.
Filmed by: Dave Fox, James Kates, Joao Tudella.
Additional footage: Carlo Coral, Andy Gough, Wade Carol, Ben Bettridge, Dion Agius, Clem Mcinerny, Jack Taylor, Tyge Landa, Jack Bury.
CALYPTE • When Torren and Aiyana borrowed the 35ft sailing boat 'Calypte' and departed from the east coast of Thailand in early 2022, they had a combined sailing experience of only a few days. The one requirement of their charter was to eventually deliver the boat to Eastern Indonesia. They could learn as they went, get a few friends with sailing experience to help through the tricky bits and pick up as much as possible from them along the way. With this plan, the pair embarked onto the South China Sea, headed up through the Strait of Malacca and around the tip of Sumatra; out into the Indian Ocean on a year-long expedition in search of waves. What seemed like an idyllic journey didn’t come easy. It was difficult to anticipate the challenges of the sleepless nights, the endless rolling and tossing of the boat, the breakdowns, the relentless maintenance and confined space. But adventures always seem sweeter if it really feels like you had to work to get there.
BARBES SURFCLUB - A14 - ‘a short film about Surfing in Paris’ • The A14 is the fastest freeway to leave Paris and head for the ocean. It’s also one of the most expensive in France. 21km to the beach, cold water and waves. The idea was to create a film around the Barbès Surf Club project and to make a surfing film without surfing, describing the life of a surfer when you’re stuck over 200 km from the ocean, a feeling many Belgian surfer recognise as well. They created something new that wouldn’t be like all those standardized surf films where you see a succession of air reverse on perfect waves. Aurélien Bacquet: We’re happy with this project to show our daily life here in Paris and to continue being the most hated surfers in France. NO LOCALS KOOKS ONLY.