SENSING HOME
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HAUS TUMBUNA

Darwin, Bordeaux

Friday, September 18, 2026 - 19:30

Darwin, Bordeaux

Friday, September 18, 2026 - 19:30

Around The Waves, Patagonia, and Bordeaux Surfskate present the European premiere of

SENSING HOME, the new PATAGONIA surf film starring Dave Rastovitch and Chris Miyashiro.

+ Opening film: HAUS TUMBUNA, directed by Matty Hannon (The Road to Patagonia) and winner of the 2026 Best Film award at the Anglet International Surf Film Festival!

the film

SENSING HOME

2026 (Australia)

40 minutes - Original version with French subtitles

Trailer: https://youtu.be/1I_VKiWw510?si=lHy1cJN0DUYHuO_G

Directed by Milo Inglis

Produced by Patagonia

When Cyclone Alfred hit the NSW North Coast in March 2025, the area’s big rivers suffered a ‘blackwater’ event that killed millions of fish, with toxic floodwater flowing into the ocean for weeks.

Surfing in that water eventually landed Dave Rastovich in hospital, and it highlighted for him how sick his local rivers had become.

The episode inspired him to sail 1000 kilometres up the Australian coast on 'Magpie', a hand built, Polynesian-inspired sailing canoe.

What begins as a search for answers to a sick river system becomes a voyage to learn from folks already caring for Australia’s waterways: river keepers, farmers, fisherfolk and ragtag citizen scientists.

Joined by artist/sailor Chris Miyashiro, they travel from Northern NSW to the Great Barrier Reef and back – dropping anchor to surf, experience the region’s big rivers and gather stories of regeneration.

They return with a sense of hope and direction from the communities amongst one of the most celebrated stretches of surfing coastline in the world.

Opening

HAUS TUMBUNA

2025 (Australia)

29 minutes - Original version with French subtitles

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/396239006?fl=pl&fe=sh

Directed by Matty Hannon

Produced by Nickolas Wynnychuk

The film follows a particularly interesting project: the creation of a self-sustaining workshop for making wooden surfboards, intended to be integrated into a local community in Papua New Guinea.

The idea stems from a fairly simple observation: modern fiberglass boards, while effective and attractive, are expensive, fragile, and generate waste.

The project therefore seeks to return to a more local approach: making boards with locally available materials and, above all, empowering residents to build their own equipment.

But Haus Tumbuna is ultimately not just about making surfboards.

The project is presented as a way to foster the transmission of traditional skills, oceanic culture, and a connection to the land.

The term “Haus Tumbuna” refers to the idea of a house of ancestors: the project seeks to reconnect the practice of surfing with a much older maritime culture.