Overview
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.
Production
FINCH · Pursekey Productions · Whipped Sea
Cast & Characters
Pam Burridge
Lisa Anderson
Wendy Botha
Jodie Cooper
Rochelle Ballard
Pauline Menczer
Jolene Smith
Jorja Smith Harmon
Nick Carroll
Jamie R. Brisick
Ian Cairns
Alisa Schwarzstein Cairns
Directors & Crew
Michaela Perske
Producer
Julie-Anne De Ruvo
Writer
Christopher Nelius
Writer
Christopher Nelius
Producer
Christopher Nelius
Director
Screenshots & Stills
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