POINT OF CHANGE

The story of island community dramatically changed forever by the discovery of a ‘perfect wave’ in the 1970’s

POINT OF CHANGE chronicles the first surfers to ‘discover' this Point at Nias Island, Indonesia, and the unintended dramatic consequences that followed. 

~ Perfection comes at a cost ~

Stumbling across the perfect wave, two surfers start a chain reaction of unintended consequences…

The true story of the first surf pioneers to find and surf ‘the Point’ and the dramatic consequences for them and the people and place.

We travel through time and revisit the megalithic island, taking a trip with the first surfers and the never before seen super 8 footage, taking us on an unexpected journey through time and examining what happens when we discover ‘paradise’.

In this story the new colonials are the surfers. Innocent travelling hippies with no idea of the culture they are walking into. They find their holy grail but the dark side is malaria, culture clashes and the case of a missing girl from their travelling group.

They also unwittingly open the door to the devastating destruction of the pristine paradise they discovered as the secret travels fast, far and wide. 

this odyssey through time looks at the big picture from the history of the island of nias to the first surfers arrival in the 1970’s and then the development of the point through time... the point serves as a microcosm, with a universal story that applies to many places around the world and asks the question of what happens after you discover paradise?

a unique documentary told through archive, live action and animation.

this creative hybrid documentary takes you on an adventure and leaves you with questions about how we journey through life and what change we want to be a part of?