Keep It A Secret

In 1972, every international sporting event in Ireland was cancelled, except for one. Teams from around the world were terrified to travel to Ireland amid the height of The Troubles. The only group of athletes bold enough to risk traveling in Ireland at this turbulent time were surfers. From around the globe they descended upon the coastal village of Lahinch for the 1972 Eurosurf Championship, the largest surfing event in all of Europe and the competition that would put Irish surfing on the map. Here surfers from both sides of the divided island would forget about the civil strife and celebrate their shared love of the sport by riding Ireland’s majestic waves. Even surfers from England would defy their government’s intense pressure to boycott the event for the endless freedom of the ocean.

“The stormiest of seas creates the most thrilling of waves for those with the vision, daring, and passion to ride them.” Belfast Telegraph

“What I loved about the film is that it moved like the wind. This is a finely crafted film that backs a huge amount of material in a brief running time. More films should be this well paced…and this good. This is a super film that will open up your eyes and make you sit in wide eyed wonder.” UNSEENFILMS.net

“How the sport’s brave pioneers found peace in the surf during the most violent years of The Troubles.” Irish News