Bought to you in collaboration with The Wave: Surfilmmusic chronicles Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Johnson’s early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later resurfaced in his songwriting.
Blending raw footage from those formative surf films and Johnson’s personal and family archives with present-day reflections, the film weaves together how lived experience, friendship and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music.
With a beautiful score by Jack Johnson and Hermanos Guitérrez.
“Johnson created a film that doesn’t feel like non-fiction, but an inspiring story about a group of friends who pursued everything they dreamed up together.”
Starring:
Jack Johnson, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Gerry Lopez, Chris Malloy, G.Love, Ben Harper, John Florence, Kim Johnson,
Directed By:
Emmett Malloy
Running time:
75 mins