Ride the Wave

2021 • 78’ • UK

Having participated in competition surfing worldwide, 14-year-old Scottish, under-18 champion, Ben Larg, is prepared to put his life on the line to ride one of the biggest and most dangerous cold water waves in the world at Mullaghmore, Ireland. If he gets it right, he joins an elite group. If he gets it wrong, the consequences are terrifying. Danger, opportunity, and dilemma collide, propelling Ben and his family towards an unknown destiny.

Director / Producer:
Martyn Robertson

Producer:
Louise Storrie

Executive Producers:
Al Morrow, Jerry Rothwell, John Archer, Benjamin Taylor, Vesna Cudic

  • oung Audience Award
    – Galway Film Festival 2021
    Best Feature Film
    – Cold Hawaii Film Festival 2022
    Sky Nature Award
    — Riviera International Film Festival 2022
    Best Feature
    — Cold Hawaii Surf & Film Festival 2022

    Best Surf Film
    — Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival 2022

    DocAviv 2021
    Galway Film Festival 2021
    DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2021
    Dinard Film Festival 2021
    BFI London Film Festival 2021
    San Diego International Film Festival 2021
    Galil Adventure Film Festival 2021
    Hawai’i International Film Festival 2021
    Just Film Youth and Children’s Film Festival – PÖFF 2021
    Jeju Film Festival 2021
    DocAviv Negev 2021
    Filmocracy Fest 2021
    FIPADOC 2022
    Tromso Int'l Film Festival 2022
    Victoria Film Festival 2022
    Glasgow Film Festival 2022
    Tartan Film Festival 2022
    Seoul International Children’s Film Festival 2022
    Zlín Film Festival International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2022
    Sydney Film Festival 2022
    Surf Music and Friends Festival 2022
    Noordelijk Film Festival 2022

Filmmaker’s Biography

Martyn Robertson trained in Directing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. After working freelance across the UK, he became more interested in capturing real stories on film and founded Urbancroft Films in 2007. Notable successes include MARTY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (2015), which won a New Talent BAFTA for Best Factual. Martyn’s producing credits include A CUILLIN RISING, which premiered at the London BFI Film Festival 2011, and HOWLS (2016), which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017. Martyn is a mentor on the Scottish Film Industry training scheme, Jump Cut, and has been a juror on the RTS Cinematography Awards.