• Director(s)

    Christopher Nelius

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Jolene Smith, Jorja Smith Harmon, Jodie Cooper

Film

Girls Can't Surf

discrimination, nudity, eating disorder references, strong language

GIRLS CAN'T SURF is a documentary about a defining era of women's surfing in the eighties and nineties.…

GIRLS CAN'T SURF is a documentary about a defining era of women's surfing in the eighties and nineties.

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language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'punani', 'bloody', 'sack', 'crap', 'shit', 'arse', 'bugger', 'fricking', 'butthole', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
There are regular references to homophobia and sexism in surfing during the era. There is use of the term 'dyke'. The documentary itself has a positive message which celebrates women, including lesbian, surfers.
nudity
During a section on how the sport sexualised female surfers and valued female attractiveness above talent, there are pictures of female nudity in magazines from the time.
suicide and self-harm
A surfer recalls how sponsors' opinions about her weight caused her to become anorexic, a condition she barely survived.
additional issues
There is mild violence in footage of a scuffle between surfers. Interviewees recall verbal abuse at the hands of their parents. Smoking in archive reflects the period.

  • Director(s)

    Christopher Nelius

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Jolene Smith, Jorja Smith Harmon, Jodie Cooper

discrimination, nudity, eating disorder references, strong language
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Soho Distribution Ltd
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'punani', 'bloody', 'sack', 'crap', 'shit', 'arse', 'bugger', 'fricking', 'butthole', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
There are regular references to homophobia and sexism in surfing during the era. There is use of the term 'dyke'. The documentary itself has a positive message which celebrates women, including lesbian, surfers.
nudity
During a section on how the sport sexualised female surfers and valued female attractiveness above talent, there are pictures of female nudity in magazines from the time.
suicide and self-harm
A surfer recalls how sponsors' opinions about her weight caused her to become anorexic, a condition she barely survived.
additional issues
There is mild violence in footage of a scuffle between surfers. Interviewees recall verbal abuse at the hands of their parents. Smoking in archive reflects the period.
discrimination, nudity, eating disorder references, strong language
Classified Date:
13/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Soho Distribution Ltd
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'punani', 'bloody', 'sack', 'crap', 'shit', 'arse', 'bugger', 'fricking', 'butthole', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
There are regular references to homophobia and sexism in surfing during the era. There is use of the term 'dyke'. The documentary itself has a positive message which celebrates women, including lesbian, surfers.
nudity
During a section on how the sport sexualised female surfers and valued female attractiveness above talent, there are pictures of female nudity in magazines from the time.
suicide and self-harm
A surfer recalls how sponsors' opinions about her weight caused her to become anorexic, a condition she barely survived.
additional issues
There is mild violence in footage of a scuffle between surfers. Interviewees recall verbal abuse at the hands of their parents. Smoking in archive reflects the period.
Classified Date:
18/07/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Soho Distribution Ltd

  • Classified date

    13/09/2022

  • Language

    English