Billabong Odyssey

Billabong Odyssey

Producer: Philip Boston

"A thousand people have climbed Mount Everest, but how many people have ridden an 80-foot wave? This is something special." Mike "Snips" Parsons, professional surfer

Filmed over the course of two years in wild waters all over the world, Billabong Odyssey explores the life-or-death adventure of a team of surfers on the quest to find and ride the biggest wave on the planet. Discover the danger and mystery surrounding the world of big water surfing with a "swell" of renowned big water characters including Southern California's Mike Parsons and Brad Gerlach and Santa Cruz wildmen "Flea" Virostko, "Barney" Barron, "Skindog" Collins and Josh Loya. The action-packed thrills and spills of Billabong Odyssey will wet the appetites of big wave surfing fans everywhere.

The most ambitious surfing movie ever undertaken - the Billabong Odyssey is based on a three-year global expedition to seek out and ride the biggest waves in the world. The film tracks expeditions to a variety of exotic and contrasting locations around the world, usually at a moment's notice. Depicted are the adventures of the big wave team as they challenge deadly waves throughout the Seven Seas, including: the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State; Maverick"s in Northern California; Todos Santos Island, Mexico; the outer shoals of the Hawaiian Isles of Oahu and Maui; the vicious barrels of Teahupo'o, Tahiti; and newly-discovered reefs in Australia, France and Spain.