Savage Waters

1 film in this block • 93 minutes

Showings

Fri, Oct 14 Fri, Oct 14

Masonic Building – Ballroom

Sat, Oct 15 Sat, Oct 15

Masonic Building – Red Room

The Films

Savage Waters

  • Year 2022
  • Country France
  • Runtime 93 min
  • Director Mikey Corker

Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker, Staff Pick, Filmmaker in Attendance

How far would you go searching for something that may not exist?

A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a captivating journey to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

For renowned skipper, Matt Knight, sailing to unpredictable and uncharted regions is impossible to resist. As a lifelong thrill-seeker, he is constantly testing the limits of what’s possible, something world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton has also built his career on.

With family and friends, they board the beautiful catamaran Hecate and follow clues to this ‘perfect wave’, but not everything goes to plan, with serious injury and life-threatening challenges testing the crew’s resilience and attitudes towards risk.

SAVAGE WATERS, narrated by the legendary Charles Dance, boasts jaw-dropping cinematography, and follows remarkable protagonists, for whom living life to the full often means putting themselves in harm’s way.