In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.
Cinematography
Santa Cruz waves shot like they're paying rent—gorgeous B-roll.
Acting
Patricia Richardson carrying emotional weight the script forgot to write.
Director
David Mueller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Aimee Teegarden's first post-Friday Night Lights leads, part of her brief 'wholesome adventure girl' era before pivoting to horror.
The film belongs to a micro-genre of 2008-2014 'surfing heals everything' indies that peaked with Soul Surfer and quietly vanished when audiences realized actual surfing documentaries existed.
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