Press & News – Morning of the Earth

Jul 25, 2022

Patagonia: Dave and Uncle Buddha

A chance meeting twenty-five years ago brought together two of surfing’s most influential figures. Dave Rastovich was just a kid when he and his dad drove down the coast, searching for a bit of land and a bit of country...

Jul 25, 2022

"Surf Splendor" Podcast featuring Albert Falzon

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal surf film Morning Of The Earth. Filmmaker Albe Falzon joins us to the films recently found footage, his effortless dedication to living in a creative flow state, losing his passion for...

Jul 25, 2022

Swellnet: 'Morning of the Earth' Turns Fifty Today

Fifty years ago today, Albert Falzon premiered what would become one of the greatest surf films of all time: Morning of the Earth.The film premiered on February 25th, 1972 at the Manly Silver Screen Theatre in Sydney and much to...

Jul 25, 2022

ABC NEWS: It's consistently ranked as one of the top five surf movies of all time, but Morning of the Earth was once seen as a gamble

The year was 1971. The place Bali. Two men stood on a reef, holding their surfboards, facing the ocean. They were about to surf a break no-one had ever surfed before. Its name: Uluwatu.The surf beyond them was a heart-stopping...

Jul 25, 2022

Tracks Magazine: MORNING OF THE EARTH IN A NEW MILLENIUM

When he was co-founder of Tracks in the early 70s, Albe Falzon had a hectic schedule. Back then Tracks was produced out of a rustic, two storey house at Whale Beach in Sydney.When he wasn’t working on the magazine, Albe...