FILMS & PRESS
HER WAVE
In three chapters shaped by the phases of the moon, HER WAVE follows the first German female big wave surfer through her second season in Nazaré after her 2025 debut.
Beyond the surface, the film explores the shifting currents that shape both ocean and mind. It opens up life’s bigger questions and invites the viewer to listen to intuition rather than close them, encouraging each to seek their own answers. Instead of following a traditional hero narrative, HER WAVE traces a season marked by stark highs and lows, where clarity remains uncertain and may only emerge in retrospect, if at all.
Dark, experimental, and abstract, the film holds beauty and destruction side by side. This sensibility extends into a composed score built around German rap, bringing together emerging and established artists whose textures and rhythms deepen the film’s emotional landscape.
At 31 minutes, HER WAVE resists easy consumption and instead invites viewers into full immersion.
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2026
22.7. - Ericeira, PT - Surf Film Festival25.7. Warnemünde, DE - Buntes Meer Festival
Surf Film Nacht Film Tour
18.8. Munich, DE19.8. Berlin, DE
22.8. Leipzig, DE
23.8. Innsbruck, AT
24.8. Köln, DE
24.8. Freiburg, DE
27.8. Hamburg, DE
13.10. Bern, CH
14.10. Zürich, CH
28.10. München, DE
2.11. Wien, AT
4.11. Berlin, DE
9.11. Köln, DE
13.11. Wiesbaden DE
3.10. Beirut, Lebanon with LOFF
3.10. Annecy, FR - High Five Festival
202718.5. Kiel, DE - Cinemare
More coming.
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LENA
“L E N A” documents the journey of the first German, female big wave surfer. Led by the fascination for the biggest waves of her life, and guided by the sombre respect for the power of the ocean, this film does not shy away from the complexities in telling Lena´s story of purpose and persistence in Nazaré.
The 25-minute film, directed by Luigi Rapanelli, has toured cinemas in Germany, across Europe, and internationally, with over 8000 viewers and exceeding 500,000 online viewers across platforms and in-flight entertainment.
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2025
30.5. Düsseldorf, DE – Surfpark Langenfeld4.7. Paraty, BR – Cinema da Praça Paraty
18.7. Barletta, IT – South Italy IFF
23.7. Ericeira, PT – Portuguese Surf Film Festival
18.8. Wien, AT – Surf Film Nacht
20.8. Berlin, DE – Surf Film Nacht
25.8. Köln, DE – Surf Film Nacht
26.8. München, DE – Surf Film Nacht
28.8. Leipzig, DE – Surf Film Nacht
29.8. Hamburg, DE – Surf Film Nacht
31.8. Sofia, BG – IFF Against The Flow
4.9. Kiel, DE – Surf Film Nacht
10.9. Düsseldorf, DE – Surf Film Nacht
12.9. Offenbach, DE – Surf Film Nacht
18.9. Kiel, DE – Surf Film Nacht
9.3. Berlin, DE – Siemachtwelle
20.9. Beirut, LB – Lebanese Outdoors Film Fest
26.9. Frankfurt, DE - Sportfilmfestival
15.-30.9. – Odyssey Film Festival
1.10. Warnemünde, DE – Baltic Sheside
16.10. Skopje, MK – Echo Mountain Film Festival
12.10. – Poetic Phonoteque
21.10. Zurich, CH – Surf Film Nacht
21.10. Luzern, CH – Surf Film Nacht
21.10. Bern, CH – Surf Film Nacht
17.11. Copenhagen, DK – Surf Film Nacht
18.11. Zurich, CH – Surf Film Nacht
2.12. Frankfurt, DE – Surf Film Nacht
3.12. Berlin, DE – Surf Film Nacht
7.12. Wien, AT – Surf Film Nacht
17.12. Biarritz, FR – Siska Girl Surf Crew
27.12. Nazaré, PT – Nazaré Surf Film Festival
20269.-10.1. Bogura, BD – Bogura IFF
16.1. Schladming, AT – Sneak Peak Movie Night
19.3. Bilbao, ES – Bilbao Surf Film Fest
22.3. Bristol, UK – Bristol Surf Cinema
LENA is now freely available online.
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