NFSA's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection: Crystal Voyager

Surfing films were a phenomenon of the 1970s and a significant element in the renascent Australian cinema of the period. As Keith Beattie's essay reminds us, they were also reflective of wider cultural mores, including nonconformist lifestyles and environmentalist concerns.

Additional keywords: Albert Falzon, David Elfick, George Greenough, G Wayne Thomas, 'Echoes', 'green room' footage, Pink Floyd, Yellow House, Morning of the Earth, The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun, counterculture.