The story of a group of renegade surfers is to be screened on the Isle of Wight — on the heels of the Island's inaugural all-female surf festival last month.
Wight Wahines will put on a movie night at Niton Old School Cinema on Sunday (October 23), with all proceeds going to the Freshwater Skatepark Project.
The documentary, ‘Girls Can’t Surf’, tells the story of a trailblazing group of female surfers and their struggles against the misogyny prevalent in the sport in the 1980s and 90s.
The Wight Wahines Surf Festival took place in September, with the aim of celebrating the thriving female surf scene on the Island.
Jessica Gray from the Wight Wahines said:
"Through our experiences travelling and surfing we came to realise the island had an unparalleled female scene, often with the women outnumbering the men.
"We want to welcome women of all ages from total beginners to seasoned pros, to have some fun and experience the community support we are so proud of.
"At the Surf Festival we had a cold brew coffee and cake stand that raised £400 for Freshwater Skatepark, which is a community project we'll be further supporting with the film screening."
The idea for Wight Wahines came to fruition after surfers Madi Dew and Matt Harwood saw there was no specific group for women on the waves and came up with an idea to remedy the issue.
With interest growing apace, Emily Scadgell and Tara Troussier organised the inaugural festival, collaborating with Balance and Glo, Eddie surf academy and Isurf.
Niton Cinema
Set up five years ago, Niton Cinema is a community project showing a film every three weeks in the Old School building at the heart of the village.
The cinema is based on Church Street.
Tickets for Girls Can't Surf are available on the door for £6, with the film starting at 7pm.
All proceeds will support the Freshwater skatepark project.
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