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Tag Archives: Bra Boys
Boys and a Bear in The Mag
My story on the Bra Boys, the infamous surf tribe from Maroubra, Australia, is in this issue of the magazine (the NFL Draft Preview issue). Perfect timing, as their movie, also titled Bra Boys, premiered in Los Angeles on Monday and will debut in NYC this Saturday. Next week, it his U.S. theaters, and is worth checking out.
In the meantime, check out the story, and my fabulous broadcasting skills here.
I also had the chance to interview my favorite TV personality, Bear Grylls of The Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild. Love him. Check it out here.
Sundance The Night Away
This weekend, I’m in Park City, Utah, for the X-Dance film festival. Think Sundance, but for action sports films. The festival runs alongside Sundance, but with no affiliation. Some great documentary films make their debut here, as they do at Redford’s festival. (At Sundance, ESPN purchased a great documentary called Kicking It, about the homeless soccer world championships. Look for it sometime this year.)
I’m here for the North American premiere of Bra Boys, a film narrated by Russell Crowe about a group of surfers from Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia. This is the group of guys I visited in early December and will write about in the magazine in March. Travis Pastrana’s film 199 Lives also premieres here at the festival, on Monday night. Unfortunately, I’ll be on my way to Aspen by then.
The Wizards of Oz
Hello from tomorrow. And what a great day it is.
Sunday morning, I arrived in Sydney—because of the time difference, I missed Saturday altogether—and began part two of my tour of the most beautiful beaches in the world. For this leg, I am staying on Bondi Beach, which has become something of a cosmopolitan celebrity haven. After catching up on work and touring the beach, I met our photographer, Scott Needham, and had a terrific dinner at Long Grain in downtown Sydney. (Another suggestion, if you’re ever in the area, North Bondi Italian and Icebergs. Great food; amazing views.)
I’m here to write a story about the Bra Boys, a local surf gang from Maroubra Beach that I suspect you will hear a lot about in the next year or so. Their documentary, Bra Boys, was released in Australia last year and is the second-highest-grossing Australian feature film ever, after Happy Feet. Proving my theory: People love penguins. Just think what Bra Boys could have grossed had they thrown in a penguin or two. (Take note, Russel Crowe!)
The documentary debuts in the U.S. at the X-Dance film festival in Park City, Utah, in January and will be released in theaters/video stores in March. Russell Crowe/Brian Granger/Imagine bought the documentary, as well as the life rights to the three Abberton brothers, who the film centers around. The Hollywood film will be Crowe’s directorial debut. He told the guys he believes Bra Boys will be his Braveheart.
