POINT OF CHANGE

STUMBLING ACROSS THE PERFECT WAVE, TWO SURFERS START A CHAIN REACTION OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

~ Perfection comes at a price ~

View from a boat window showing water fountain spraying water into the air, surrounded by green trees and hills, with a cloudy sky overhead.

AN ISLAND COMMUNITY DRAMATICALLY CHANGED FOREVER BY THE DISCOVERY OF A ‘PERFECT WAVE’ IN THE 1970’S, POINT OF CHANGE CHRONICLES THE FIRST SURFERS TO ‘DISCOVER' THIS POINT BREAK ON NIAS ISLAND, INDONESIA, AND THE UNINTENDED DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES THAT FOLLOWED. 

POINT OF CHANGE has won five awards at the last four film festivals it screened at, and our next screening is our US Premiere in 2024. Sign up to our mailing list to hear about our future screenings - Point of Change

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, with a beautiful soundtrack by Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck and featuring new music by Paul Oakenfold and local musicians, the film reveals an all too resonant picture of a society changed inexorably by powerful economic & environmental forces outside of their control.

A contemporary, cautionary tale of paradise lost.

Point of change is distributed by madman studios in Australia and new zealand and Rainmaker in the uk / us / Rest of world.

A poster for the film 'Point of Change' featuring a child looking at a large wave, with surf-related awards and film festival logos, vibrant colors, and stylized imagery.

Point of Change feature documentary poster by Luke Insect

Stylized illustration of a moth with a skull on its body, crossed arrows behind it, and eyes marked with pink Xs.

Point of Change feature documentary - animation by Maxime Bruneel

A large ocean wave curling with white foam at the crest, set against a background of trees, with sunlight illuminating the wave.

Point of Change feature documentary - ocean cinematography by Chris Bryan

A person with shoulder-length dark hair standing outdoors among green leafy plants, viewed from behind during daylight.

Point of Change feature documentary featuring Lusinda Wau

Two children in a grassy field holding a surfboard over their heads.

Point of Change documentary feature film - Lucie + Donni

A person surfing on a yellow surfboard in the ocean, with waves and a distant shoreline in the background.

Point of Change film - John Giesel on Super 8 courtesy of Kevin Lovett