Morning of the Earth (1971)

Directed by

David Elfick, Alby Falzon

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This surf documentary follows surfers as they travel along the coasts of Australia, Bali and Hawaii. It shows them shaping their own surfboards and building homes while searching for the perfect wave.

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What happens

Morning of the Earth is a 1972 classic surf film by Albert Falzon and David Elfick. The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd, Mike Rudd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for Morning of the Earth was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia's north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii. The movie is regarded as one of the finest of its genre and noted as recording the first surfers to ride the waves at Uluwatu on the very southern tip of Bali and so bringing Bali to the attention of surfers around the world, as well as contributing to Bali becoming a major tourist destination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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