Back in 2022 when I just started freelancing, my friend Jan Weyand called me up and asked if I wanted to join him on a project he was putting together in Portugal. He'd already connected with Marlon Lipke, a German pro surfer who grew up on that stretch of the Algarve coast. I said yes and flew out. Four days, our own costs, no client behind it. We kept the setup minimal with just an FX3 and a couple of photo lenses — shot mostly in the early mornings when the light was worth it. The Algarve is the kind of location where you don't really have to justify why you're making something — the water, the cliffs, the quality of the light. It all just felt right.

Official Selection - AZORES FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024
Honorable Mention - BERLIN FILM AWARDS 2024
Finalist - LESS SURF FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Finalist - LA NUIT DE LA GLISSE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Official Selection - PSFF PORTUGUESE SURF FILM FESTIVAL ERICEIRA 2024
Official Selection - SAL SURF AT LISBON FILM FEST 2024
Official Selection - SSFF SKATE AND SURF FILM FESTIVAL MILANO 2024
Finalist - WILD OCEANS FILM FEST 2024
Official Selection - FILM FESTIVAL CURTAS DE SURF LOURINHÃ 2025