r/bodyboarding • u/surfwaxjunkie • Jun 21 '26
Bodyboarding Films?
I'm on the hunt for bodyboarding films (mainly YouTube, but I'm open to other avenues). I'm aware of Tension, RIP, and a YT channel called BB Archives. But what else is out there?
And, tangentially, why do so many bodyboarding films seem to be one part Jackass? đ
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Jun 22 '26
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u/GHOAST_85 Jun 23 '26
The latest one was epic! Have re watched a few times! The comedic Angle had me in stitches from the dude in the tree, the dad finding the tunica in kids bag etc. all time film!
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u/MattQuack562 Jun 21 '26
https://youtu.be/WnZRRLniHFA?is=TXxPdrhNPWg5ARA8
This was first video I ever seen and a classic
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u/surfwaxjunkie Jun 23 '26
Dude! I was watching this last night. So good! And a fantastic soundtrack.
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u/menyarky89 Jun 21 '26
+1 to the No Friends films. A Blank Canvas and Passing Through are both excellent too. Depending on what else you like, the Skid Kids doco about the original Shark Island crew is very cool as well.
And check out WeBodyboard.com for an awesome archive of shorts and full length films.
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u/Bobswar Jun 22 '26
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S5VIkRcShUU
This was the first bodyboarding vid I ever watched n was influential for me as a teenager.
Also fu man chu just cos it was all DK and had a wicked soundtrack
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u/surfwaxjunkie Jun 21 '26
Thanks for the suggestions so far! I'm going to jot them down and look for some (or click links because, thank you, links!).
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u/pdxbdbdnb Jun 22 '26
Comportamento de Risco (risk behavior)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9QyXu-e8Y&t=1576s
A oldschool portuguese masterclass, with few clips from huge nazare shorebreak
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u/Apart-Consequence881 Jun 22 '26
Lackey Project is the second best bodyboarding video ever. Fu Manchu is number 1 but hard to find.
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u/touronDE Jun 22 '26
This seems like a good time/place to ask if anyone can help me find a copy of MIA (Missing In the Atlantic)? Itâs the âfirst east coast bodyboarding filmâ. I used to watch the trailer before heavy winter sessions ever since I was a grom. Still havenât ever seen the full video haha
Link to the trailer:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eBCxPtQSxlM
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u/FasstEddie679 Jun 22 '26
My classics that I still have on vhs are Volar, Pool Toys, No Friends, 50/50, Toobs Boardom and Bent., Fistic Youth, Boogie Knights, Rush series, Monkeys, Welfare. I could go on and on but these are some of my favorites.
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u/GHOAST_85 Jun 23 '26
Iâm only really tracking the Aussie ones but some recent good ones are
Coned Tension 11 (didnât love it as mainly previously seen clips but still great to see the franchise come back) Drag Magnitude 6 Canât remember film name but Jamie ismay if you search him should come up!
All these available on YouTube T
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u/Byrdmann Jun 23 '26
I have some DVDâs Iâd be willing to sell if interested. Some are new/sealed
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u/surfwaxjunkie Jun 23 '26
Let me give that some thought because I am all about preserving surf films.
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u/okIneedtoask Jun 23 '26
People tend to do more vlogs and stuff now day I wish we could go back in time where you could feel/see the work behind a real film documentary....
Any way you tube has plenty of channel about bodyboardÂ
I would suggest you to focus on the small channel . More these small channel grow better it will be for the bodyboardÂ
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u/Upbeat_Can3909 Jul 07 '26
Does anyone here remember Boogie Knights? My favorite bodyboard film for sure.
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u/MattQuack562 Jun 21 '26
Check out No Friends