Riding the Sardine Run tells the story of a group of surfers chasing waves along a remote stretch of South African coastline during the annual sardine run. Also known as The Greatest Shoal on Earth, the sardine run is the largest marine wildlife migration on the planet and sees billions of these tiny fish travelling up the east coast of South Africa as thousands of hungry sharks, dolphins, whales and seabirds give chase.
The journey starts amongst the kelp forests of Cape Town and takes us past Jeffreys Bay, along the cliff-lined Wild Coast and finally on to the sub-tropical barrels of KwaZulu-Natal.
Along the way we learn what drives this incredible natural phenomenon and join the surfers on a wild adventure as they go off the grid hunting for perfect waves - all while trying to avoid the huge predators that follow these fish.
Featuring: Adin Masencamp, Frankie Oberholzer, Micah Margieson, Sophie Bell, Harley Ingleby, Olivia Symcox and others
A film by Now Now Media
Presented by FCS GO in association with Animal Ocean
Produced by Alan van Gysen
Executive Producer Susan Langston
Written and Directed by Will Bendix
Underwater Cinematography by Steve Benjamin
Running time: 37 minutes
Track List:
1: Mezcal Romance
by Speedy The Spider
2: Desert Walker
by Sun Paints The Moon
3: LUB
by Amaroo
4:Catalonia
by Daniel Kaede
5: Oumbareh
by Ebo Krdum
6: Bossy
by Amaroo
7: The Last Dawn
by Nylonia
8: Icarus
by The El Flaco Collective
9: Deep Whispers
by Lukas
10: Toast
by Hatimitsunami
11: Carried Away
by The Satellite Station
12: Jungle Jam
by Evert Z
13: Tribal Splash
by Rythm Scott
14: Sunlight
by The Secret Sea
15: Run All The Way
by Layup
16: Who You Share It With
by Layup