“Keep It A Secret: Big Waves, big personalities and the extraordinary story Ireland’s first surfers.”

“Keep It A Secret: Brilliant documentary captures how surfing made waves in Ireland.”

Keep It A Secret is total gem.”

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NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH EVERYWHERE ON VIMEO.

Streaming in Ireland on RTÉ Player.

Also available in North America on PBS App & Amazon Prime.

FILM ARTWORK

Support the preservation of Irish stoke history.

Now available limited edition poster prints by artist Pete Lloyd signed by director Sean Duggan. Check out story behind the film art by Pete.

PBS Hawaii Interview

Davy Govan (age 14) 1965 @Whiterocks Beach, Northern Ireland with first homemade board “The Aircraft Carrier”

Mahalo to Chuck Parker of PBS Hawai‘i for the interview & virtual Q&A about Keep It A Secret and the history of Irish stoke. It was a blast chatting with Chuck Parker of PBS Hawai‘i about the film.

Nick Callan, Festival Director, Maine Outdoor Film Festival presenting Sean Duggan, Director with award for Best Feature 2022

FILM FESTIVAL STOKE

Director, Sean Duggan I.V. Recovery @DOC NYC

Sean Duggan, fully stoked post award with The Elwards (the Irish relations) at MOFF

Special screening @Play House Theater, Portrush, Northern Ireland

Sean Duggan, Director, Tom Curren, Surf Icon/3 Time World Champion @Newport Beach

Sean Duggan, Director  (being an idiot) and Rich DeCicco, Composer (trying to get away from Sean)

Sean Duggan, Director (breaking red carpet decorum) and Rich DeCicco, Composer (trying to get away from Sean)

Sean Duggan with Davy Govan, Belfast born Surf Pioneer @ Belfast Film Festival

BEST FEATURE FILM

PARIS SURF & SKATEBOARD FILM FESTIVAL 2023

MILAN SKATE & SURF FILM FESTIVAL 2023

Sean Duggan, Director, Kevin Naugton, Writer/Surfing Legend, Rich DeCicco, Composer

 
 

For more wonderful stories and tales about the dawn of surfing in Ireland, you can order Kevin Cavey’s book How Green Was Our Wave.

Secret Spot (Craig Peterson Ⓒ)