This is a great film.... Despite the negative feedback and low star rating it has received on IMDb. Crystal Voyager is a mystical surfing journey into the mind of knee board legend G. Greenough and his radical mission to be alone in the surf. He unpretentiously informs of the viewer of the harsh reality of crowded surf and the changes within the Californian subculture he grow up in as the 70s passed him by.
The qualities of this film are numerous. For one it is directed by David Elfick who went on to write Newsfont (1978) and produce Rabbit Proof Fence in 02. George Greenough is a surf legend who pretty much invented the modern surfboard fin. His innovative genius is captured in Crystal Voyager as seen by the boat/s he makes. When released this film was used in Pink Floyd concerts in exchange for song rights for the film...
The movie definitely has its flaws... but they are very minimal. This film is a lot better then many other surf documentaries and was a very important movie for the early Australian film industry! Its worth is confirmed by its high popularity at Cannes in 73
The qualities of this film are numerous. For one it is directed by David Elfick who went on to write Newsfont (1978) and produce Rabbit Proof Fence in 02. George Greenough is a surf legend who pretty much invented the modern surfboard fin. His innovative genius is captured in Crystal Voyager as seen by the boat/s he makes. When released this film was used in Pink Floyd concerts in exchange for song rights for the film...
The movie definitely has its flaws... but they are very minimal. This film is a lot better then many other surf documentaries and was a very important movie for the early Australian film industry! Its worth is confirmed by its high popularity at Cannes in 73