We love fine lines and wrinkles, appearing both in our faces and on the horizon. Therefore this evening is centered around age and our beloved surfing sport. The representation of surf culture is slowly shifting away from white young males in barrels and becomes more diverse. This is great! With this evening we would like…

“Lena Siebertz und Anna Wehage von den Cold Water Sirens, einem feministischen Surfprojekt im hohen Norden, zum Gespräch unter Bäumen in den xHain. Lena hat den Sport spät für sich entdeckt und erst mit fast 40 Jahren die Ausbildung zur Surflehrerin absolviert. Wobei „spät“ und „erst“ nur demonstrieren, wie sehr junge, sonnengebräunte Männer in bunten…

It’s finally cold again, so we have one more reason to come together and stay warm! We are extremely happy to finally show “Open Ocean”, the recently released documentary by Philippe Opigez and Rico Stein, in collaboration with our friends from Open Ocean. The film provides insights into the world of inclusive surfing in the…

Right in time for the European election we are extremely happy to show “Surf on Europe” (2024) by Lukas Steinbrecher and Constantin Gross. The documentary revolves around the lives of three surfers, each facing their own struggles with European norms, ideals and policies. Majid, a kitesurfer in Tarifa, battles visa issues to unitehis family from…

We‘ve already reached march, winter is almost over and we enjoy the last sweet cold winter swells! Also we’ve created another opportunity to warm up together after surf and encounter some inspiring short films. This time the center piece we’ll be the powerful documentary „Fifth Tide“ that follows Lena Kemna and Christuina Gindl as they surf…

Fragst du dich auch, warum es manchmal wunderschöne, saubere Sahnewellen gibt und an anderen Tagen einfach nur den fiesesten Onshore-Hack überhaupt? Und wieso wissen Einige immer so gut wann wo wie die beste Welle läuft? In diesem Workshop gehen wir der Frage nach, wie Wellen überhaupt entstehen und bringen etwas Licht in die hohe Kunst…