Andrew Kidman

The fish brand of surfboards has had a huge impact on surf culture in the 30 years since its launch. Learn about the origins of the surfboard’s innovative design, and hear from some of the pioneers who changed the sport of surfing forever.

Litmus: A Surfing Odyssey (1996) "I wish that when they asked us: 'What is surfing?' I would have said it's a spiritual activity, and not just a sport, because that's what put us on the wrong track..." ~ Nat Young "The Riders, the boards, the places, the ruminations... Litmus was easily the finest surf film of it's decade." ~ Scott Hulet, The Surfer's Journal Features: Derek Hynd, Wayne Lynch, Tom Curren, Joel Fitzgerald Animation by Mark Sutherland "Dream" Directed by Andrew Kidman, Jon Frank & Mark Sutherland Soundtrack by The Val Dusty Experiment, Yothu Yindi, The Screaming Orphans, Galaxy 500

An exploration of unique minds in surfing. Idiosyncrasies presents an exploration of some truly unique minds, revealing what's behind the impact of some of surfing's most influential underground individuals. Through their art and music, surf craft and lifestyle choices, Patrick Trefz offers an intimate look into the vital and intriguing lives of these iconoclasts ranging from twenty-year old Leann Curren to sixty-one year old Harbor Bill Mulcoy. Idiosyncrasies reveals its subjects' unique characteristics as they manifest both on land and in the water.

Litmus: A Surfing Odyssey (1996) "I wish that when they asked us: 'What is surfing?' I would have said it's a spiritual activity, and not just a sport, because that's what put us on the wrong track..." ~ Nat Young "The Riders, the boards, the places, the ruminations... Litmus was easily the finest surf film of it's decade." ~ Scott Hulet, The Surfer's Journal Features: Derek Hynd, Wayne Lynch, Tom Curren, Joel Fitzgerald Animation by Mark Sutherland "Dream" Directed by Andrew Kidman, Jon Frank & Mark Sutherland Soundtrack by The Val Dusty Experiment, Yothu Yindi, The Screaming Orphans, Galaxy 500