Opening Party for the 2022 Byron Bay Surf Festival
The Byron Bay Surf Festival presents ‘Jack McCoy’s Tales From The Tube’ featuring Derek Hynd, Jaleesa Vincent and special guests Gudjinburra Bundjalung.
Over the past 50 years, legendary film maker Jack McCoy has travelled and produced films in the most exotic locations where he unearthed some of the best waves on the planet whilst working with the who’s who of surfing royalty.
McCoy's interactive ‘talk-story’ events have held audience’s captive around the world, with a mix of untold stories, never seen before film clips and photographs from his illustrious career in which he produced 25 multiple award-winning feature films including Tubular Swells, Storm Rider, Green Iguana, the Occumentary, Blue Horizon and A Deeper Shade of Blue.
He will be joined by legendary free friction revolutionary and surf historian Derek Hynd, and one of the best female free surfers in the world, Jaleesa Vincent. The trio will provide an insight into their amazing experiences and share classic untold stories along their journeys to the top of the sport.
Gudjinburra Bundjalung will provide guests with a unique Welcome to Country performance and an insight into the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people.
Byron Theatre
September 9th 2022, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
General Admin: $45
VIP: $65 (includes Signed A3 print from Jack McCoy’s personal collection)
Jack McCoy is, without doubt, one of the most entertaining speakers I’ve ever encountered. He’s ridden the wave of change from film to digital, remaining relevant and original. - Sean Cousins, Melbourne Age
Once Jack begins, his magic unfolds; showing us clips and photographs of his incredible career and all the while narrating his life story. Punctuated with humour and with his extremely visual method of detailing his history, he had the room mesmerised. - Warwick Fields, President Australian Cinematographers Society
When I saw Jack McCoy’s underwater surfing footage put to the soundtrack of Blue Sway, I was blown away with the result, check it out. - Sir Paul McCartney, Former Beatle