Below Surface

Below Surface follows longboard surfer Lucy Small as she grasps the baton from the renegades who fought for equal opportunity in the world of surfing decades before her. After winning a surf competition in Sydney’s Northern Beaches in 2021, and receiving a prize of less than half the male division’s award, Lucy courageously called out the event organizers on stage for their blatant misogyny. The incident went viral and catapulted Lucy into a world of accidental fame.

My take

A galvanizing portrait of one woman's stand against systemic inequality in professional surfing. Inspiring and urgently relevant, this documentary channels righteous anger into momentum—the kind of story that reminds you why speaking up matters.

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