Show Times

Apr.25
6:45pm
Apr.27
3:30pm

Venue

HOTA, Home of the Arts

Strand

Making Waves

Genre

Documentary

Language

English

Country

Finland

Rating

15+

Big vs Small

Queensland Premiere

2020
76 Minutes
Rating: 15+

Big vs Small is a modern-day fairy-tale stretching from monster waves in Portugal to the dark stillness of a far-north, frozen Finnish lake – it’s about power and strength on top of the water and facing demons under it.


Filmmaker Minna Dufton follows elite big wave champion surfer, Joana Andrade who rides the powerhouse waves at Nazaré, Portugal and documents Andrade’s remarkable meeting with Finnish world champion free diver, Johanna Nordblad. This documentary is a unique and personal story about overcoming fear and harnessing extraordinary talent.


Director

Minna Dufton

Festival Selections

Best Film, Surf At Lisbon 2020 Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary, Maui Film Festival, DOC NYC, Helsinki, Glasgow, Dublin

Cast

Joana Andrade, Johanna Nordblad

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