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- DescriptionANDkids World Film FestivalDirected by Jessica Q. Chen, Jeremiah M. Bogert Jr.Approximately Ages 6+, 88 minutes In English and Mandarin with English subtitlesWith unprecedented access, Surf Nation is a feature-length observational documentary that tells a story beginning in Hainan, China's southernmost province, where hundreds of athletes as young as 9 years old train as part of the Chinese National Surf team. These young recruits have left their families around the country and are paid to become surfers with Olympic aspirations. Shot in a tropical paradise with miles of empty beaches, aspiring athletes and their international coaches live in an old hotel that has become China's surfing hub. Over two years, the film follows two of China's top surfers: Alex, 17, who dreams of competing at the highest levels of pro surfing but has contempt for training, and Lolo, 22, who surfs despite her parents' disapproval. We follow them as they train with the team, compete, and, most of all, discover what they want their lives to be.
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