The First Wave | Award Winning Surf Film by Peter Baker
Maurice Cole Surfboards
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Before the Reverse Vee, the world titles and the tow boards, there was a kid from Victoria with a gift for surfing and a hard road ahead of him.
The First Wave is Peter Baker's film about Maurice Cole. It tells the story of a gifted Aboriginal surfer and his fight with the law, with his mental health, and with himself, and how surfing and shaping carried him through. It's honest, raw and a long way from your usual surf film.
🏆 Winner, Best International Short, London Surf Film Festival
🏆 Nominated, Best Surfing Video, Australian Surfing Awards
We're proud to bring it home to the MC channel, where the next chapter of Maurice's story is being written.
A Peter Baker Films production: www.vimeo.com/peterbakerphotography
Explore Maurice's boards: www.mauricecole.com
Order a custom board: www.mauricecole.com/order
Design by mind. Cut by machine. Shape by hand. Finish with love.
If anything in this film hits close to home, support is there.
13YARN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support): 13 92 76
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
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Well, eventually I asked him about that, indicating that I knew who he was. Ohhhh...I'm still stoked about it now. I got a ride from Maurice Cole when I was about 15.
I wonder if he remembers picking up a skinny blonde haired kid with a kneeboard going down to Kennet River? Ha! I remember it.
The First Wave | Award Winning Surf Film by Peter Baker
Maurice Cole Surfboards
17,469 views
Before the Reverse Vee, the world titles and the tow boards, there was a kid from Victoria with a gift for surfing and a hard road ahead of him.
The First Wave is Peter Baker's film about Maurice Cole. It tells the story of a gifted Aboriginal surfer and his fight with the law, with his mental health, and with himself, and how surfing and shaping carried him through. It's honest, raw and a long way from your usual surf film.
🏆 Winner, Best International Short, London Surf Film Festival
🏆 Nominated, Best Surfing Video, Australian Surfing Awards
We're proud to bring it home to the MC channel, where the next chapter of Maurice's story is being written.
A Peter Baker Films production: www.vimeo.com/peterbakerphotography
Explore Maurice's boards: www.mauricecole.com
Order a custom board: www.mauricecole.com/order
Design by mind. Cut by machine. Shape by hand. Finish with love.
If anything in this film hits close to home, support is there.
13YARN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support): 13 92 76
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
Happy to keep following your journey. Thank you!