The Inevitable Return + Aldan Okkar Allra

These two films explore the relationship between surfer and wave and the struggles against militarization and capitalist development.
 
Aldan Okkar Allra 
Directed by Steve Wall & Berglind Jóhannsdóttír. 2024. Iceland. 16 min. Icelandic with English subtitles.    
Aldan Okkar Allra is the story of the beautiful community that has grown around the world-famous surf break in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. As powerful industrial interests and foreign companies hatch a plan to reshape the Icelandic coastline, this tight-knit group of surfers is all that stands in the way of an irreplaceable natural wonder being covered underneath a senseless landfill. With the outcome far from certain, will the Icelandic people step up and ensure that this magical place will be experienced by generations to come? 
  
The Inevitable Return 
Directed by Zachary Zezima. 2025. USA. 39 min. World premiere. 
The Inevitable Return is a short documentary film that explores the history of how military technology and atomic testing became entangled in contemporary surfing at the beaches of the San Diego area. Using vérité footage and animation, the film follows Shuuluk, a Kumeyaay surfer, who interacts daily with the resulting effects and complexities of occupation on his land and in his sport, and reclaims it as a practice of joy, play, and connection.