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Maya and the Wave

The Deepest Breath Review: Diving Doc Could Plunge Deeper

by Jason Gorber
January 25, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

The Deepest Breath profiles deep diver Alessia Zecchini and rescue diver Stephen Keenan as they take the plunge into an extreme sport.

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Stephanie Johnes on Riding Maya Gabeira’s Waves of Tenacity

by Jason Gorber
October 17, 2022
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Maya and the Wave director Stephanie Johnes about profiling big wave surfer Maya Gabeira and her quest to set a world record.

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New Films from Kopple, Porter, Pozdorovkin Set for DOC NYC

by Pat Mullen
September 29, 2022
Festivals

DOC NYC announces the world premieres of new films from Barbara Kopple, Dawn Porter, and Maxim Pozdorovkin, while Maya and the Wave will open the fest.

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2022 TIFF Docs Report: Aka the Poitras Show

by Pat Mullen
September 19, 2022
Features/TIFF

Surveying the 2022 TIFF Docs programme in which Laura Poitras' All the Beauty and the Bloodshed was the clear standout in a strong field.

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Black Ice, To Kill a Tiger Lead TIFF Doc Winners

by Pat Mullen
September 18, 2022
TIFF

Black Ice wins the TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary, while To Kill a Tiger wins Best Canadian Feature at TIFF 2022.

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Maya and the Wave Review: Big Wave Feminism

by Rachel Ho
September 18, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Maya and the Wave review is an energetic doc portrait of big wave surfer Maya Gabeira that should inspire new fans, especially female ones.

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Thom Powers Talks TIFF Docs

by Pat Mullen
August 17, 2022
Industry/TIFF

TIFF Docs line-up for 2022 festival includes new films by Laura Poitras, Werner Herzog, Patricio Guzmán, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, and Sam Soko.

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