Point of Change
Stumbling across the perfect wave, two surfers start a chain reaction of unintended consequences.
An island community dramatically changed forever by the discovery of the perfect wave in the 1970’s. POINT OF CHANGE chronicles the first surfers to ‘discover' this Point at Nias Island, Indonesia, and the unintended dramatic consequences that followed: devastating social and ecological repercussions for the people, and place. This is a contemporary, cautionary tale of paradise lost.
Directed by Rebecca Coley and from the producers of FIRST REFORMED and ESCAPE TO PRETORIA comes the timely hybrid documentary feature POINT OF CHANGE.
POINT OF CHANGE is a compelling and dramatic documentary feature film told through a unique blend of archive footage, contemporary interviews and beautiful animation, with an original score composed by academy-award winning composer Stephen Warbeck and featuring exclusive new music tracks by Paul Oakenfold and local musicians, to reveal an all too resonant picture of a society changed inexorably by powerful economic & environmental forces outside of their control.
Drawing on never-before-seen Super 8 footage, the film charts the true story of the pioneers who first surfed 'the point,' examining the profound and dramatic consequences their discovery unleashed on a megalithic island and its people. In this story the new colonials are the surfers. innocent travelling hippies with no idea of the culture they are walking into. They find their holy grail but the dark side is malaria, culture clashes and the case of a missing girl from their travelling group.
As the secret spread far and wide, they unwittingly unleashed a wave of development that shattered the pristine paradise they had sought to escape into.
Original score composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck with exclusive music tracks by Paul Oakenfold + local musicians and featuring surf music by Dick Dale, the Surf Punks + WAR by Edwin Starr (covered by The Temptations) and Time + Space Machine.
“A beautiful, gripping, thought-provoking film” - The Guardian
Director
Rebecca Coley
Running Time
1 x 89'
Year of Production
2023
Awards
POINT OF CHANGE screened at the Portuguese Surf Film Festival and won the ‘women in surf film’ Award.
POINT OF CHANGE screened at the Jersey Surf Film Festival in September 2023 at a special ‘Drive-In’ event and won the Audience Award.
POINT OF CHANGE screened at the Byron Bay International Film Festival in October 2023 and won the ‘best surf film’ Award.
POINT OF CHANGE screened at the London Surf Film Festival in November 2023 at the Riverside Studios and won the ‘Best British Film’ and ‘Best documentary film’.
POINT OF CHANGE had its US Premiere screening at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2024.
POINT OF CHANGE screened at BILBAO SURF FILM FESTIVAL and picked up the ‘BEST FILM AWARD’ in April 2024.
POINT OF CHANGE screened at the Bali International Film Festival (Balinale) in June 2024 and won the ‘Committee Choice Award’.
Available in HD
Yes
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