Surf on Europe!

Surf on, Europe! explores European ideals through the lens of surfing while denouncing the continent’s social, political, and identity-related divisions. Visually stunning, the documentary highlights the contrast between the freedom found on the waves and an increasingly rigid Europe.

Majid, a kitesurfing instructor in Tarifa, Spain, struggles against the bureaucratic obstacles preventing his family, still in Morocco, from joining him. In Biarritz, France, Margaux organizes Europe’s first LGBTQ-friendly surf festival to break down stereotypes within the surfing community. In Derry, Northern Ireland, Rosy, a surfboard shaper, navigates the aftermath of the Troubles, the effects of Brexit, and her love of surfing. Through these stories, the film reveals how the freedom promised by Europe clashes with very real realities.

Guillaume Kerckhofs, les Grignoux

Single screening followed by a discussion with Professor Dr. Quentin Michel, Full Professor at the European Studies Unit (ULiège).

As part of POLITIK, the International Political Film Festival, and in collaboration with PAC Liège and Territoires de la Mémoire.

More information and other screening dates on https://surfoneurope.com/

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