Project Detail

Waveriders

Synopsis

Waveriders is the previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenon and today's pioneers of Irish big wave surfing.
 

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Joel Conroy 1st Feature
Producer
Margo Harkin
Editor
Nathan Nugent, Douglas Moxon
Screenwriter
Joel Conroy, Lauren Davies
Director of Photography
Daniel Trapp
Sound
Paul Maynes
Composer
Various
Principal cast
Cillian Murphy (Narrator), Richard Fitzgerald, Gabe Davies, Kevin Naughton, Chris Keith, Dan Malloy, Kelly Slater, Rabbit Kekai, John McCarthy, Easkey Britton

Production Status

Production Company

Besom Productions/Inís Films

26-28 Bishop Street,
Derry BT486PP
Northern Ireland

margo@besomproductions.co.uk

Sales Company

Audrey Shiels

Element Pictures (UK and Ireland)
21 Mespil Road
Dublin 4
Ireland

T +353 1 618 5032

audrey@element.ie

Nick Savva

Revolver Entertainment (N America and Canada)
9220 W Sunset Blvd. Suite 204
West Hollywood, CA 90069
USA

T +1 310 858 7770

nicksavva@revolvergroup.com

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