Country: Iceland/Iceland
Duration: 19 minutes
Filmmaker: RC Cone
Category: Surfing/Surfing
Film Synopsis:
Iceland is so far removed from that beautiful and bustling tropical surfing world, and as surfers in Iceland, they must accept this harsh reality: facing the brutal winds of the North Atlantic
The reality of growing up a surfer in Iceland is different from anywhere else in the world. It’s a harsh place. There are no surf shops, guidebooks or webcams. Icelandic surfers are seriously on their own both in and out of the water. But being so far removed from the hustle and bustle of the known surf world hardens Iceland’s surfers to confront the biggest issue they must all face: The North Atlantic wind.
“This wind is like a drunkard 10 minutes before closing time,” says The Accord team. “You never know what the bastard’s up to. He can be in the throes of a calm alcohol stupor one minute, fly into a fit of rage the next, and then, in a moment of pure brilliance and drunken unpredictability, the North Atlantic wind can be the most magnificent man in the room”.
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