Flicks Cinema - You Should Have Been Here Yesterday (M)

Basement Level Lopdell House

Tickets:

$15 per person ($12 concession)

Text your booking to Robin:

021 0222 5558

Session Times:

6pm & 8.15pm

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday (M)

2023 | 1h 20m | Documentary, Adventure | Australia

Friday 13 December, 6pm & 8.15pm

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly restored 16mm footage with a salt-infused soundscape by Headland. This cinematic poem tells the story of a wild community who took off up the coast and discovered a whole new way to live.

A cinematic ode to Australia’s early surfing culture featuring evocative restored footage, a chilled-out soundtrack, and narration from surfing aficionados and heroes such as Tim Winton and Wayne Lynch. In 1960s Australia, a generation travelled Australia’s coastline seeking waves – and a different kind of life. Their odyssey was captured on 16mm film, now lovingly restored by The Surf Film Archive.

Director Jolyon Hoff (Watandar, My Countryman) combines this never-before-seen footage with stories from the original filmmakers, surfing gurus and more. One enthusiast likens surfing to being “kissed by God” – a sentiment in keeping with the blissed-out vibes that permeate this sun-filled, salt-infused movie. The original soundscape is from Australian music collective Headland (Led by Murray Paterson, a Tex Perkins collaborator).