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Ian Walsh and Surfing the Distance between Dreams

Red Bull Media House
Red Bull Media House

A new documentary is looking behind the scenes of big wave surfing with a professional.

“Distance between Dreams” follows surfer Ian Walsh through the last year’s season… with a special focus on surfing Jaws on Maui.  It provides a unique first person perspective into the training, technology and preparation that goes into surfing giant waves.  Walsh says he wanted to take a different approach to the traditional surfing movie.

“Distance between Dreams” makes its O‘ahu debut at a free screening this Friday evening at Turtle Bay Resort, and is available to stream the same day. 

Listen to the entire interview:

ian_walsh_big_wave_surfing.mp3

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