Triple Film Strike at Floripa

Nounish surf films carve path to prestigious festival showcase

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Key facts

  • 1Three films selected for prestigious Floripa Film Fest 2025
  • 2De Olinda 36 created through Gnars grant with minimal funding
  • 3Projects included noggles upcycling and animation elements
  • 4Recognition demonstrates impact of zimardrp's creative approach to surf documentation

The Celluloid Tsunami

In a savage testament to the raw power of independent filmmaking, zimardrp has crashed onto the shores of the prestigious Floripa Film Fest 2025 with not one but THREE simultaneous cinematic assaults. This isn't your typical film festival acceptance – it's a full-frontal invasion that would make the most hardened Hollywood executive quiver with envy.

'Three films that I was able to participate in, direct or simply surf, will be exhibited at this festival that gained prominence in the surfing media,' zimardrp announced with the practiced nonchalance of someone who hadn't just pulled off a creative hat trick in the competitive world of surf filmmaking.

Surfer in Business Attire

Chemical Creativity

The most personal of the trio, 'De Olinda 36', stands as a twisted testament to what can be accomplished with minimal resources and maximum vision. 'Probably one of the films with the least funding,' zimardrp notes with a hint of pride that borders on the pathological, explaining that the project emerged from a grant proposal with Gnars.

But don't be fooled by the humble budget – this isn't some amateur home movie. The film represents the culmination of multiple creative deliverables, 'such as expanding the noggles through upclycling, mr. nouns animation and more.' It's the kind of project that makes corporate-funded productions look like soulless exercises in mediocrity.

The Cinematic Trinity

The complete lineup – 'Oke Oke, Olinda 36 and Corpus Mens Anima' – forms a holy trinity of wave-riding documentation that promises to transform how the medium captures the raw essence of surf culture. Each film approaches the subject with its own twisted perspective, creating a showcase that transcends the typical surf porn that dominates the genre.

The acceptance into Floripa Film Fest 2025 isn't just another line on a resume – it's validation of a creative approach that marries athletic documentation with pure artistic vision. This is surf filmmaking with the guardrails removed, the kind of raw, unfiltered expression that makes traditional documentarians break out in cold sweats.