Thanks to our friends at Luna Palace Cinemas in Perth, we’re giving away five double passes to a special preview screening of new surf documentary, You Should Have Been Here Yesterday on Saturday 16 November.

This one is open to Perth residents only, folks.

This cinematic poem tells the story of a wild community who took off up the coast and discovered a whole new way to live. Going back to the never-before-seen camera reels to ask the question – what do we keep and what do we leave behind?

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In the 60s and 70s, when Australian films were beginning to make waves worldwide, a band of filmmakers turned their cameras to the burgeoning counterculture set among the country’s beaches. Whether they were hippies with hair turned bleach-blond or rat-racers seeking to connect with nature, surfing became an integral part of their lives. In turn, the chroniclers were there every step of the way, shooting the sun, surf, sand and the scene that grew around them.

Morning of the Earth, Crystal Voyager and Women of the Surf are just some of the now-famous films produced during this era, and Jolyon Hoff brings them together with a wealth of meticulously restored 16mm footage. This totally radical documentary shares the bold artistic vision of Moonage Daydream in its melding of archive, commentary and music – culminating in a truly experiential sense of a moment in culture – coupled with the influence of local icons Albie Thoms and Tim Winton (the latter appearing here alongside Wayne Lynch, Bob McTavish, Alby Falzon, Evelyn Rich and Maurice Cole). Capped off with a downright killer score from Headland, You Should Have Been Here Yesterday will take audiences on a trip down the Aussie coast of years gone by.

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday will release in cinemas November 21.

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