“BOOM! Galway has been good! Another day on the road after an early start, somehow Richie and his extremely outrageous impersonations of Robert (who by the way has been doing all the driving in our van around Ireland - not done yet Sunshine!) kept us highly entertained from dawn till dusk! After only 2/3 hours sleep each last night, too excited to sleep, we booted it to Galway, and we raced into another radio studio, Galway Bay FM, thanks Keith and Ciara, despite high speed reversing and near scrapes!
Success as Richie and Gabe, the dastardly duo, land into their seats just in time, a quick gurn from Richie, a strict telling off from Keith and then into the film details. Done!
“So we have some freetime off now?” You must be joking, 15 minutes of a break and then on to Bridget at NUIG Surf Club, who organised a fantastic free-styling signing session in the common area, thanks Bridget and thanks to everyone who came in, we all really enjoyed it, and hope you like the photos.
Levels of exhaustion are countered by comedy impressions, outright slander and the ” I bet you can’t open the window” competition which Lauren was quite good at, Richie still in last place!
An excellent Q&A in The Eye Cinema, thanks Neasa!
Cheese burgers, iced buns and and couple of refreshing beverages! We’re moving onto SLIGO tomorrow and hope to see y’all there! Delirium definitely winning, Ah well as they say” anywhere but in good company” Couldn’t be better!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN!!!! ”
“WAVERIDERS …… Definitely Worth Seeing”
The View, 31st March ‘09
Thank you to our competition winners who attended on the night! DUBLIN: Dave Murray, John Coady, Ellie, Chris Embree, Binki, Adrian Watson, Richard Gannon, Owen McLoughlin, Uli Lutz. CORK: Dave Sweeney, Dee Maye, Giles Carey, Liam O’Riain. GALWAY: Bar Lelleher, Cathal , Noelle, Synne Hotvedt, Ronan Waters. SLIGO: Cillian, Aidan Finn, Lorcan MacFadden, Lorna Fox.
Waveriders has “potential to be a cult hit”
March 26th, 2009Cult Hit? We hoped for a lot of things when making Waveriders, so to think it could generate a cult following would be incredible. Ben Hopkins, writing in CLASH magazine, reckons that could be the likely future for the film. Fingers crossed eh?
We’ve been stoked by some more positive reviews, so we thought we’d share them.
Really pleased that some of the final scenes in the movie have seem to have made the impression we were looking for.
“Raw and exhilarating, director Joel Conroy harnesses something intangible: the spiritual purity that lures extreme surfers to the ocean. The final breathtaking images, captured in the maw of an angry ocean, still linger large in my mind.” - Paul Lynch, Sunday Tribune
“Waveriders effortlessly portrays surfing’s spirit of adventure and community, making the film as much about nature, in both the human and geographical context, as it is about the sport. Conroy creates a genuine desire to throw on a duffle coat and run for the blissfully unspoilt Irish coasts. As Slater comments, Ireland’s a rather cold paradise.” - HUCK MAGAZINE
“Waveriders still has the potential to be a cult hit.” - Ben Hopkins, CLASH
“Waveriders, the most unique and visually stunning documentary of its genre to have been made in decades.” - DAZED & CONFUSED
“A film that tells the story of surfing in Ireland with inspiring tales of its pioneers, a rocking soundtrack and beautiful cinematography. The vast wave at ‘Aileens’, below the cliffs of Moher, is the dramatic climax to a film heralding Ireland’s emergence as one of Europe’s top surf destinations.” - CONDE NAST TRAVELLER
“The resulting footage is among some of the most breathtaking and frankly terrifying film of surf ever shot, quite literally awesome.” - SIGHT & SOUND
As always, if you’ve come across any more reviews we’ve missed, share in the comments below.