Screen Media Films Releases

THE SMASH HIT OF THE SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO THEATRES THIS SUMMER
WITH A WORLD PREMIERE AT THE US OPEN OF SURFING AT HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.  23rd JULY 2008

THE GROUND BREAKING ACTION PACKED DOCUMENTARY TAKES A LOOK AT A DRAMATIC MOMENT IN HISTORY WHEN A GROUP OF YOUNG SURFERS PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR A DREAM AND CHANGED THEIR SPORT FOREVER

Narrated by Academy Award Nominee Edward Norton

"A breakout film. Bustin' Down the Door shows what happens when ego and historical problems clash during the most critical period in our sports history."
 – Kelly Slater, World Surfing Champion

“Fascinating” – Filmweek, NPR

“A powerhouse spellbinder”- Jim Kempton, SURFLINE

“An eye opener” - Ben Marcus, Surfer Magazine

“Delivered on all sorts of levels – a great movie”  - Santa Barbara Independent

"The most valuable entertainment by a documentary film in years."
 - Bill Sharp, former editor, Surfing Magazine

"The most profound film ever made about surfing."
-Jim Moriarty, Executive Director, Surfrider Foundation


(New York, NY, December 3, 2008) – It was announced today that Screen Media Films has acquired BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR for theatrical release.   The award-winning documentary, narrated by Edward Norton is a dramatic story of a pivotal time in surfing. During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. With a radical new approach and a brash colonial attitude, these surfers crashed headlong into culture that was not ready for revolution.

BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR chronicles a tumultuous two-year period of competitive and cultural clashes in the mid-Seventies in surfing's Mecca - Hawaii's North Shore of Oahu - as a small crew of Australians and South Africans set out with attitude and determination to change the world of surfing.  Framed around the emerging careers of World Champions-to-be Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards, Bustin’ documents how these young men risked everything to become the best surfers in the world, and how their courage and vision began a cultural revolution that led to the birth of professional surfing and ultimately what has become today's billion-dollar surf industry.


The film was directed by Jeremy Gosch, and was produced by Monika Gosch, Robert Traill and Shaun Tomson; this is Gosch’s first documentary film.  Bustin’ was filmed on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii and features iconic surf footage from 1970’s films including Free Ride and Many Classic Moments and a period soundtrack that includes Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Leonard Cohen.  Among the many notable surfers and pros interviewed were Ian Cairns, Peter Townend, Michael Tomson, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Barry Kanaiaupuni and “Fast Eddie” Rothman.


BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR will have a platform release starting with the below dates and cities.  Check your local listings or www.bustindownthedoor.com for more information.