Point Of Change - Surf Movie Night
Thu, 15 Jan
|Dome Cinema and Bar
An island community was dramatically changed forever by the 'discovery' of a perfect wave in the 1970s.
Time & Location
15 Jan 2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dome Cinema and Bar, 38 Childers Road, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
The surfing Nationals are in Gisborne, 11-17 January 2026, and as part of the event, Gisborne Boardriders Club is hosting two epic movie nights during the week.
NIGHT TWO
Thursday, 15 January 2026
POINT OF CHANGE:
An island community was dramatically changed forever by the 'discovery' of a perfect wave in the 1970s. The remarkable and previously untold true story of the first surf pioneers to 'discover' the 'Point' on the isolated Indonesian island of Nias and the dramatic consequences and the devastating social and ecological repercussions for the people and place that followed. A contemporary, cautionary tale of paradise lost. POINT of CHANGE is a compelling and dramatic documentary feature film told through a unique blend of previously unseen archive, contemporary interview and beautiful animation, featuring music by Stephen Wareck and Paul Oakenfold, with local musicians, to reveal an all too resonant picture of a society changed forever by…