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Light & Breath: The Jack McCoy Story
Feature Length Documentary
SY DIKK: Director / Writer / Producer / Camera / Editor
This rollicking portrait of a legendary Australian surf filmmaker and raconteur takes us inside the romance and peril of one of the world’s most fascinating sub-cultures.
Remastering never-seen-before film archives from the 1970’s to the 2010’s, we’re taken on an epic oceanic voyage.
Growing up in the halcyon days of the Hawaiian surf scene, Jack McCoy learns under the tutelage of Native Hawaiians, earning the knowledge, strength and skills to thrive in treacherous seas.
An identity-shattering accident leads to a 16mm Bolex camera being placed in his hands. What he discovers is a calling – a truly special gift to which he dedicates his life.
Jack’s stories create a completely unique perspective-shift for the audience - moving their awareness from the images to the experience of being on the other end of the lens.
Our deeper emotional investment in the artistry of the images opens our heart to the emotions and insights of the third act.
Jack’s life-affirming attitude to his impending death is inspired by the aloha spirit of his Hawaiian heroes, and the next generation of Australian surf filmmakers who he continues to mentor.
