Call Of The Surf
1932
Call Of The Surf
1932
- NFSA ID10QEHKFT
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional), Documentary
- Duration10 mins, 39 secs
- GenresSport
- Year1932
Shot at the famous Bondi Beach, the film reflects on the prominence of beach culture in Australia.
Shot at the famous Bondi Beach, the film reflects on the prominence of beach culture in Australia.
- NFSA ID10QEHKFT
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional), Documentary
- Duration10 mins, 39 secs
- GenresSport
- Year1932
- DirectorJack Fletcher
It includes demonstrations of surf lifesaving and carnivals as well as recreational pastimes such as body surfing, or "body shooting" as it is referred to here, rubber surf mats and early wooden surf boards with reference to their Hawaiian origins. Another unusual pastime is that of "duck diving" where the the participant hurls themselves on the hard, wet sand and slides along on their stomach.
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