Out In The Lp explor homophobia faced by gay surfers.
Contents:
- GAY SURFERS GET "OUT IN THE LE-UP"
- 10 GREAT ATRALIAN GAY FILMS
- GAY SURFER FILM OUT IN THE LP HS THE BIG SCREEN, WS AWARDS
- GAY SURFER TALKS ABOUT THE NEW SURFG DOC FILM, 'OUT THE LE-UP'
- THE OTHER SHELTER: THE GAY SURF MOVIE
GAY SURFERS GET "OUT IN THE LE-UP"
Out the Le-up: Directed by Ian W. Thomson. Wh Barney Frank, Barton Lynch, Brad Farmer, Carly Mart. Two gay surfers embark on a global journey to unver the taboo of homosexualy surfg. They bee part of an emergg muny prepared to step out of the shadows of secrecy and create a more open and acceptg surfg culture." data-id="ma * gay surfing movie *
Cast & crewUser reviews2014Not Rated1h 9mTwo gay surfers embark on a global journey to unver the taboo of homosexualy surfg.
10 GREAT ATRALIAN GAY FILMS
A new documentary sh a light on gay surfers around the world, and fds secret liv, stggl for sponsorship – and even suicis. <strong>Will Coldwell</strong> reports * gay surfing movie *
They bee part of an emergg muny prepared to step out of the shadows of secrecy and create a more open and acceptg surfg gay surfers embark on a global journey to unver the taboo of homosexualy surfg. I suppose I never thought about the possibily of "gay surfers" out there; however, 's certaly not surprisg, given that stats say 1 10 fellow human begs are homosexual. As the taboo topic of homosexualy be more and more prevalent profsnal sports the days, "OUT In The Le-Up" tch the wave of "g outs, " and tak a foot-hold a sport that wax an overtly misogynistic veneer of macho dus and biki-clad T&A bab.
GAY SURFER FILM OUT IN THE LP HS THE BIG SCREEN, WS AWARDS
The spir of surfg is eedom, yet many surfers don't feel so ee. The surf film tells the story of all gay surfers who seek acceptance, happs and some really good wav, whout any type of discrimatn. * gay surfing movie *
Ian Thomson gets wrg and directg cred on this highly enjoyable, thought provokg, and ultimately empathic documentary about beg gay or lbian a male-domated sport. Producer, founr of, and gay surfer himself, Thomas Castets posed an Inter enquiry to fd out if there were fellow gay surfers out there the world.
GAY SURFER TALKS ABOUT THE NEW SURFG DOC FILM, 'OUT THE LE-UP'
We pay tribute to some of the bt Atralian gay films. * gay surfing movie *
To be a sports' profsnal, who so happens to be homosexual, and forced to live a life that is directed by advertisg sponsors and magaz, as well as livg wh the tolerance om your peers, is, whout doubt, a heavy burn that has, sadly, taken s toll. The fact that the people are all the better for beg out the open is good enough to ph for more gay films that pict the LGBT village a more posive and "normal" light.
Castets told me that, unfortunately, was herent the tapg of that scene and uldn't be removed – but, overall, the d is favore character, whout qutn, is young, lanky, ep-voiced, Riley Herman (who chews the gay stereotype), statg that " (b)eg out has ma surfg a lot more enjoyable.
THE OTHER SHELTER: THE GAY SURF MOVIE
Shelter (2007). Wh non-English , homosexual, drama, love, lt, iendship, angst, uned stat, amerin * gay surfing movie *
Surfers, cludg many profsnal on, were wrg to Castets to expla how they had felt pelled to keep their sexualy secret, faced homophobia the sport or stggled the surf dtry as a rult of g year Thomas, along wh Atralian former state champn surfer David Wakefield – who chose not to pursue a surfg reer out of a fear of beg “found out” as gay – cid to go on a trip around the world to meet some of them. Their journey – ptured award-wng documentary Out the Le-up, which premier the UK this week – sheds a light on the experienc of gay surfers around the world as seeks to unrstand why the sport ntu to stggle to be open about the the stori heard are that of former petive surfer Sie Hernanz, whose fellow surfers and roommat moved out after fdg out she was gay.
It also touch on the tragic se of Ben Roper, a young gay surfer om one of Sydney’s famo surf gangs, the Bra Boys, who killed himself last year. “I have seen so many talented female surfers e and go bee they didn’t have the support om the surfg dtry due to the fact that they were eher gay, spected of beg gay, not feme enough or they simply did not f the image that brands believe sells product, ” she says.
The founr of the world's first webse for gay surfers will be followed through Atralia, the USA and Brazil. The 60-mute documentary will have stori of hope for diversy and acceptance, both and out of the water. * gay surfing movie *
“To e out as gay the surfg dtry is to step out of the bounds of what is nsired ‘marketable’, so I suffered the nsequenc of that, ” she actn shot om Out the Le-up.
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Photograph: PRFor Ian Thomson, who directed the documentary and is himself gay and a surfer, is not jt the profsnal aspect of surfg that n feel very hostile to a gay person.