OZ goes to the beach
| Martin Sharp / OZ | Martin Sharp, 'To surf of not to surf' featuring Paul Witzig and Michael Thomas, OZ magazine, no.13, Sydney, September 1964. Abstract: Surfing Roundabout (1965) is a 25 minute long, satirical documentary on surf culture in Sydney during the early 1960s, made by producer David Price and Richard Neville and Martin Sharp of OZ magazine fame. It was narrated by Neville and included many OZ characters and events referred to in the magazine, along with a performance by the Missing Links . ------------------- 1. Surfing Roundabout 1965 Many Australians live on the coast and have an intimate connection with the surf. The fifth continent's extensive coastline is home to major population centres, with the near shore environment and a temperate climate giving rise to exceptional surfing conditions and world renown breaks. As such, the surf and beach have featured in local film since the earliest days of cinema in the late 1890s. As both watchers...