Felix Gansicke

Africa, Europe - Europe and Africa: Surfers live differently on each continent and Africa marks a special place - as surfing is in many places at its very beginnings. 'Beyond - An African Surf Documentary' follows locals along the coast of Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia into their homes, visits their home surf spots and takes a look into their surfing lives. Three months of shooting culminated in a 111 minute long episodic journey on a continent, that has the potential to be the next big thing in surfing.

This moroccan surf short film tells the story of a young berber who is torn between the loss of his fisherman father and his passion for the ocean. „The sea is my life“ he used to say. Without spoken words the film shows the internal conversations and inner turmoil of the growing boy. After the loss of his father he struggles to find happiness but eventually gathers new faith through the power of the ocean. The discovery of surfing brings him peace and joy and ultimately friendship and meaning