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Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC

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SURFILMUSIC a new documentary chronicling Jack Johnson's evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Johnson's early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later surfaced in his songwriting. Blending rare footage from those formative surf films and Johnson's personal and family archives with present-day reflections, the film weaves together how lived experience, friendship, and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music.
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Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 4d
What makes Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC exceptional is its solid editing, its candid interviews that capture Johnson's humility, warmth and vulnerability as he looks back at his life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jen kelsey 1d Loved the theatre, clean and comfortable. The film was beautiful to look at, so well edited, picture and sound are so clear, color saturation amazing, I love everything about this well crafted documentary and everyone in it. Tamayo what a beautiful human, heartbreaking loss mahalo See more Read all reviews
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Emmett Malloy

Director

Jack Johnson

Self

Kelly Slater

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Rob Machado

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Gerry Lopez

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Chris Malloy

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Synopsis SURFILMUSIC a new documentary chronicling Jack Johnson's evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Johnson's early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later surfaced in his songwriting. Blending rare footage from those formative surf films and Johnson's personal and family archives with present-day reflections, the film weaves together how lived experience, friendship, and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music.
Director
Emmett Malloy
Producer
Wyatt Daily, Daniel Pappas, Tim Wheeler
Production Co
Brushfire Records
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 15m