Canadian Premiere
This new documentary chronicles Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Jack’s early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later surfaced in his songwriting. Blending rare footage from those formative surf films and Jack’s personal and family archives with present-day reflections, the film weaves together how lived experience, friendship, and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music. Directed by Emmett Malloy, with a beautiful score by Jack Johnson and Hermanos Gutiérrez.
Emmett Malloy
Jack Johnson, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Gerry Lopez, Chris Malloy, G. Love, Ben Harper, John Florence
USA
2026
English
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Credits
Executive Producer
Kim Johnson, Chris Malloy, Monte Lipman, and Avery Lipman
Producer
Daniel Pappas Tim Wheeler Wyatt Daily
Cinematography
Harley Astorga, Tahnei Roy
Editor
Nico Toll, Tim Wheeler
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