Between Land and Sea is a year in the life of an Irish surf town at the mercy of the Atlantic Ocean.
This observational feature – at times intimate, at times epic – embeds itself in the Big Wave surf community of Lahinch, Co. Clare, to present a thoroughly engaging and visually stunning portrait of the ever-changing life at land’s end.
The decisions we make early in life can have consequences more far-reaching than we imagine when we make them. Young surfers dedicate their lives to the ocean, consumed by the excitement and beauty on offer but how can they balance that with the inevitabilities of later life – money to earn, mouths to feed?
Against the backdrop of Ireland’s stunning west coast, this film digs deep into the day to day lives of the surf community, taking the audience beyond the bluster of the typical adrenaline fueled film to create a very real portrait of those who choose the surf lifestyle.
Featuring some of the biggest waves and best surfers in Ireland – as well as a thrilling cameo by Hawaiian legend Shane Dorian –Between Land and Sea succeeds in being exhilarating while giving a moving, humourous and thought-provoking account of the ocean-going natives of West Clare.
The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Ross Whitaker (When Ali Came to Ireland, Saviours, Unbreakable: The Mark Pollock Story) and produced by Motive Films (Conor McGregor – Notorious, I Am Immigrant, We Got Game, Prison Families.)