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There is a school for potential surfers at the Biscay coast in France but unusually it is mostly frequented by Germans. Their main objective is to learn to surf within two weeks, whatever the weather or circumstances.
The Surf
School is a documentary about a group of unlikely surfers attempting to become just that.
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The 'students' pay for a service and expect to receive exactly that. They would rather go to a summer camp, where everything is structured and pre-planned for them, than follow the more authentic route, that is the stereotype of the surfer who confronts the sea with a board in perfect solitude, preferably whilst watching more experienced surfers ride waves.
So, why do these young people prefer this safer way of learning? What is it that they see in this experience, is it for the group? Is it because of its effectiveness? "Learn to surf or your money back" way of thinking?
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Having a surfer
image is fashionable. Wearing all the right clothes, they can feel part
of a group. The Surf School tries to understand surfing lifestyle
and the reasons for acquiring it, it explores the need for a structured
way of learning to surf, and to be part of a herd.
The documentary follows a group of new "students" 24 hours a day. Twelve days on, they will return to Germany, where they cannot surf, even if they were able to. |
