Creatures of Habit + Astronaut in the Ocean + Let Me Live | Bangalow Film Festival 2025

Creatures of Habit + Astronaut in the Ocean + Let Me Live

Three premiere documentaries exploring the most adventurous and extreme face of surfing. 

Creatures of Habit 
Nate Laverty 
Canada | 2024 | 40 | Unclassified 15+

Creatures of Habit is a call to action – to bust out of the norm, break away from routine and try something new, explore fresh breaks, take a risk. That’s where the challenge lies – where the rewards can be reaped. 

Exploring the frigid fringes of Canada and Iceland, Creatures of Habit embraces the adventure and uncertainty, of seeking out unpredictable, challenging waves and inaccessible locations. Leaving behind the comforts and absolutes learned over time, it’s an ode to the rewards of embracing the cold and unknown.  
Featuring a hard charging crew Pete Devries, Redd Platenius, Cam Richards, Mathea Olin, Sanoa Olin, Andrew Jacobson, Ryan Huckabee and Dimitri Polous. 

Astronaut in the Ocean
Keith Malloy 
USA | 2024 | 11 | Unclassified 15+

Pro body boarder Shane Ackerman lives life on the edge in a personal quest to explore the extreme realms of bodyboarding without fear. Work hard, play harder. 

Let Me Live
Keith Malloy  
USA | 2024 | 17 | Unclassified 15+

As a surfing outsider, British big wave surfer Tom Lowe paves his own path to surfing highest level through pure grit, determination, and a little help from his friends. Cutting his teeth in Ireland and pioneering unknown waves with a small group of surfers, Tom found meaning in pushing himself to the limit.