BRA BOYS
Blood is thicker than water

"ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF THE YEAR ...AN EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE" - BEN LYONS E!

BRA BOYS IS THE MOST REVEALING EXPLORATION OF WHAT SHAPES AND DRIVES SURFING'S MOST NOTORIOUS GANGS" -MEN'S JOURNAL

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SUMMARY:
A documentary about respect, surfing, loyalty, brotherhood and murder, narrated by Russell Crowe. The cultural evolution of the Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle faced by it's rebellious youth - the notorious surf gang known as the Bra Boys. It is a story of contrast involving against the odds success and predicable failures and, ultimately, a story exploring the legacy and hopes of the next generation of Bra Boys.

Motion Picture with major studio in development for 2009.


STARRING: Russell Crowe (Narrator), Kelly Slater
DIRECTED BY: Sunny Abberton, Macario De Souza
WRITER: Sunny Abberton
PRODUCED BY: Sunny Abberton
DOCUMENTARY, 90 minutes, 2007

DETAILED SYNOPSIS:
ãBra Boysä is a film about the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth ö the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor Russell Crowe and is told through the eyes of members of the Bra Boys.

It is the first full-length film project being undertaken by, and officially sanctioned by, the Bra Boys. It is their story. It shows their success in professional big wave surfing, it explores their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice, it touches on their running battle with authorities and it shows their absolute reliance on one another to fit into a society in which they are displaced and, at times, disinterested. It shows how the evolution of Maroubra, coupled with the historical stigma associated with Australiaâs rebellious surf community, has contributed to their social displacement.

Central to the story is the true-life struggle of the Abberton brothers ö Sunny, Koby, Jai and Dakota...one charged with murdering a Sydney man, another pursuing a professional surf career, but charged as an accessory in his brotherâs legal fight, another trying to hold the family together and a young brother whose inheritance is his siblingsâ notoriety.

ãBra Boysä uses archival footage shot and blends it with current surf vision and interviews to create a story that is compassionate and confronting. It is a story of contrast involving against-the-odds success and predictable failures and, ultimately, a story exploring the legacy and hopes of the next generation of Bra Boys members.

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AWARDS:
Best Picture
International Surf and Beach Film Festival

Best Documentary
Surfer Poll Video Awards

Best Documentary
X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival

Best Documentary
Huntington Beach Surf Theater Film Festival

Offical Selection
Alpinist International Film Festival

Offical Selection
Hawaii International Film Festival

WEBSITE:
www.braboysfilm.com

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