Who's your youngest friend?

We just met one of ours: 11-year-old surfer, shaper and filmmaker Hunter Williams.

This year, Hunter won the grom shorts category at the Noosa International Surf Film Festival with his movie Heirloom.

Informing an impressive depth of knowledge about surfboard building and design, is Hunter’s spectral surfing skill – he talks us through peak moments of tube time and critical hang tens.

We meander with Hunter through the way he gathers inspiration from the living world, his startling phone call with George Greenough, and what it meant to meet Jack Mccoy at the last film screening of Jack's life.

When was the last time you had your mind blown by a young person's refreshing take on life?

Hunter’s infectious wonder and curiosity are a potent reminder of the importance of intergenerational relationships in all of our lives, for all of our lives.

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Sound + Video Engineer: Ben J Alexander

Theme song: Shannon Sol Carroll

Additional music by Kai Mcgilvray + Ben J Alexander

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