"Breaking Ice", The Birth of a Canadian Surf Culture
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Film Overview

Directed By: Michael Rossi	Release Date: 2007-09-18 Running Time: 0:19 Content Rating: GA (General Audience)	DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Documentary >> Sports :: Sports >> Surfing :: Documentary >> History Influences: Riding Giants, Surfwise

Synopsis

Fourty Five years ago a handful of men pioneered a surf movement on Canada's east coast. Breaking Ice is the story of the birth of a Canadian surf culture. Relive the stories with the engaging and endearing characters who helped carve out this rich history. Catch up with those who carry on the tradition today, in an environment bursting at the seams.

Crew

Director: Michael Rossi

Accolades

Festivals

2007 Atlantic Film Festival

Press Reviews

SBC Surf Magazine | show/hide snippet
When the lights went down for Breaking Ice, more than a few squares in the audience must've wondered what had hit them - their festival screen had suddenly been given over to wipeouts and cutbacks and nose rides and freezing arse winter waves, all of it narrated in surround sound by middle aged men who, though seemingly normal, had built their lives around the outwardly insane pursuit of surfing in conditions cold enough to glaze inches of ice onto the rocks.