PRESS+ REVIEW
Point of Change is a quirky, powerful and unique film that spoke strongly to our audience.
An adventure through surfing history which also carries a universal message which reasonates well after you've seen it.
— J’AIMEE SKIPPON-VOLKE, Byron Bay international film festival
https://www.echo.net.au/2023/11/byron-bay-film-festival-winners-announced-2/
I think it is an important and significant film. It’s about surfers discovering waves. And what happens afterwards. It still leaves me with a mystery.
RUSTY MILLER - CHAMPION SURFER AND LEGEND
Absolutely intriguing. So well researched and filmed. A social study of a place and surfers’ impact.
TRICIA SHANTZ - WRITER OF NEVERLAND / BYRON BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Point of Change takes on the many layered aspects of the history of one of surfing’s most iconic locations and deftly explores the complex and overlapping issues associated with the exponential growth and cultural changes around this waveriding destination - from early pioneers through earthquakes and tsunamis, to the present day tourist boom.
It weaves in incredible archive material and years of interviews to produce an insightful and enlightening documentary that is rare within the surfing genre. A must watch.
Chris Nelson, filmmaker and London Surf / Film Festival festival co-founder.
A compassionate, wise and effortlessly creative documentary that is about so much more than surfing.
MATT BARR - LOOKING SIDEWAYS
It's much more than just the story of Nias, it's the story of the rapid growth of surfing, and how that impacts great waves in remote locales. Point of Change is thoroughly entertaining, but also a social study that we can learn from.
A lot happens! The malaria, the mystery of Ingrid, the tsunami, etc. It's a singular story, and also a microcosm of so many of these surf tourism destinations. The graphics were excellent. And that big swell!
