COMING SOON (2025)
The Inevitable Return is a short documentary film that explores the history of how military technology and atomic testing became entangled in contemporary surfing and surf culture. Using vérité footage and animation, the film follows a group of Indigenous youth in Southern California who are rejecting the prevailing attitude of battle and domination within the sport by reclaiming it as a practice of joy, play, and connection on the heavily militarized lands of the San Diego area.
Written, Directed, and Animated by Zachary Zezima
Co-Produced by Zachary Zezima, Shuuluk Leo-Retz, and Native Like Water
Water Photography by Jacob Pickett
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