Ride the Wave
Having participated in competition surfing worldwide, 14-year-old Scottish, under-18 champion, Ben Larg, is prepared to put his life on the line to ride one of the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in the world at Mullaghmore, Ireland. If he gets it right, he joins an elite group. If he gets it wrong, the consequences are terrifying. Danger, opportunity, and dilemma collide, propelling Ben and his family towards an unknown destiny.
Martyn Robertson trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has produced and directed a range of short films screened at BFI, LFF, Berlinale, Underwire and Edinburgh Film Festival. His nobudget documentary Marty Goes to Hollywood won a New Talent BAFTA (Best Factual) and sold to Amazon Prime in the U.S. Ride the Wave is Martyn's directorial debut with a funded feature documentary. Martyn won Best work in Progress at EIFF in 2019 and is currently in development with Sky Documentaries on his next feature Wild Rider.
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