PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS

  • MATT FORMSTON
    BLIND SURFER / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
    Matt Formston is a Paralympian, professional surfer, business executive, a 4 x World Champion Para Surfer, former World Champion Cyclist and World Record Holder.

  • DYLAN LONGBOTTOM
    BIG WAVE SURF LEGEND/ PRODUCER
    One of the most highly regarded surfer/ shaper’s in the world, Dylan is known for his big wave antics and his free surfing all around the globe.

SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS

  • LAYNE BEACHLEY
    7 x WORLD CHAMPION
    Layne Beachley AO is regarded as the most successful female surfer in history. In retirement, Layne is a motivational keynote speaker for the world’s most influential organisations, sharing her stories about success, overcoming challenge and maintaining a winning mindset.

  • SAM BLOOM
    2 x PARA SURF WORLD CHAMPION
    Sam Bloom is a bestselling author, global keynote speaker, 2x World Para Surfing champion, SCI survivor and inspiration behind global hit movie Penguin Bloom.

  • LUCAS CHUMBO
    BIG WAVE SURFER
    Lucas Chianca, also known as "Chumbo" , is the eldest son of a family that breathes surf and quality of life. From Brazil, Chumbo aged 27, is considered one of the biggest names in Big Wave Surfing in the world.

  • JOEL PARKINSON
    WORLD SURFING CHAMPION
    Joel Parkinson is one of the most naturally gifted surfers on the planet, he possesses a smooth, hypnotic style that almost disguises just how seismic his surfing really is. With a long list of awards to his name, in 2012 he was crowned the WSL World Champion.

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • DANIEL FENECH
    DIRECTOR / WRITER / EDITOR
    Award winning director Daniel Fenech has over 15 years production experience in commercials, music videos and documentary style content.

  • CHRIS BLAND ACS
    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
    Chris Bland is an Australian cinematographer who’s work in short, commercial and long form narrative has been broadcast internationally, including an array of award winning films.

  • ERIN FENECH
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
    Erin Fenech is a South West Sydney based producer with over 15 years experience in production, marketing and visual arts.

  • HEATH DAVIS
    PRODUCER
    Heath Davis is an Australian award winning filmmaker, director and producer, best known for feature films Locusts, Book Week and Broke.

  • NICOLA NOSSAL
    PRODUCER
    Nicola Nossal is a Sydney based senior producer with over 10 years experience with award winning communications, content, projects and events.

  • JESSICA HARPER
    PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
    Jessica Harper is an experienced administrator, providing support across marketing and production Thank you to our donors, sponsors and Disability Services Australia for making this role possible.

  • HADYN WALKER
    COMPOSER
    Working with the team from MassiveMusic, Haydn Walker is a multi-award winning composer and Creative Director.

  • ABBY SIE
    SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
    Working with the team from MassiveMusic, Abby has worked on numerous local & international feature films, advertising and TV series.

  • MYLES LOWE
    SOUND EDITOR
    As part of the MassiveMusic team, Myles is an experienced Sound Designer with a demonstrated history of working in post production.