• Director(s)

    Stephanie Johnes

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    04/10/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Carlos Burle, Ross Clarke-Jones, Fernando Gabeira

Film

Maya And The Wave

moderate threat, violence, sexism, upsetting scenes, strong language

This US documentary tells the inspiring story of the Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabeira who overcomes serious injury and sexist attitudes towards women in her surfing discipline to reach the pinnacle of her sport.…

This US documentary tells the inspiring story of the Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabeira who overcomes serious injury and sexist attitudes towards women in her surfing discipline to reach the pinnacle of her sport.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

theme

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Stephanie Johnes

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    04/10/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Carlos Burle, Ross Clarke-Jones, Fernando Gabeira

moderate threat, violence, sexism, upsetting scenes, strong language
Classified Date:
25/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Tull Stories
violence
A scene from a film features a person being shot in the back, with sight of a blood spurt.
threat and horror
A surfer has a wipeout attempting to ride a huge wave and is left unconscious in the water. Desperate efforts are made to reach her and she is eventually dragged back to the shore where there are concerns for her condition as attempts are made to revive her. She recovers, but the incident leaves her with serious injuries.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit', 'tits', 'ass', 'God' and 'Jesus', as well as a rude middle finger gesture.
sex
There is a passing comment about speculation that a man slept with a woman.
discrimination
There are references to sexism in surfing and demonstrations of hurtful scepticism regarding female surfers being able to compete with men at the highest level of the sport. The media promotion of a young, talented female surfer is shown to be based largely on her looks and physical attributes. Such discriminatory attitudes are effectively challenged and condemned by the film, and the triumphant outcome for its subject.
injury detail
A person is seen on a stretcher in a neck brace following a surfing accident. There are references to the nature of a serious back injury and the surgery required to mend it, along with brief sight of the procedure and scenes in which the patient goes through rehabilitation.
theme
There are moderate upsetting scenes centred on a person's mental state as they struggle with recovery from injury.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

  • Classified date

    25/09/2024

  • Language

    English