在这部燃烧吧！冲浪少年片中,《燃烧吧！冲浪少年》由Sara Blecher导演，描述一群居住在南非Lamontville镇的年轻人，如何发掘对冲浪的热爱。为2011年德班影展开幕片，并代表南非参加釜山、西雅图、布里斯本等影展。叙述种族隔离时期之南非乡村黑人青少年，想要学习当时系白人专利之冲浪运动之奋斗精神。本片从筹划到拍摄结束长达七年；拍摄过程包括在Lamontville成立工作坊并且和镇上的小朋友长期互动。
When 16 year old Otelo Buthelezi, his best friend, New Year, and his 12 year old brother, Ntwe, are invited to the beach-house of their new friend, Tau Modise, they step into a world previously closed to them. It is exactly the opposite of their township- a place under a constant and growing threat from political violence, driven by Inkatha hostel dwellers on one side and township United Democratic Front comrades on the other. Soon, everyone recognizes that Otelo is gifted on the water, a god in waiting for his purpose. An older white man, Kurt Struely, approaches the boys, certain of their potential and invites them to his home to watch some professional surfers on video. He paints them an enticing picture of the life to be had, if they can master every kind of break - money for nothing and the chicks for free. The boys practice and, under Struely's watchful eye, become really good. Otelo outshines his teacher, Tau, who begins to resent the obvious natural talent of his friend. His ...
