For years, "The Reader" covered the local surf film festival before it became obvious that for every Big Wednesday and Storm Surfers 3D, there are an endless number of cookie-cutter variations content with placing a camera inside a curl and hoping for the best. It’s no secret that few provide a history as fresh and engaging as the one found in Sean Duggan’s Keep it a Secret. We open in Brooklyn, a surfboard perched atop its owner's head, floating down a residential block as if looking for a spot to parallel park. Our story doesn’t take place in New York, California, or even Hawaii. It's a history of surfing in Ireland. In 1961, Kevin Cavey noticed a group of wave-riders on the cover of "Reader's Digest" and made it his life’s calling to bring surfriding to Ireland. Kevin not only introduced Ireland to its first fiberglass surfboard, he brought a touch of Hollywood and Beach culture to the land of “A-frame waves.” The manner in which surfing was promoted became downright Evangelical, selling boards not for money but for the promotion of the sport. The Trouble conflict in the early 70s found our star players, who prayed exclusively to Our Lady of the Perfect Wave, surfing from trouble. Come on in. The water’s Sinn Féin! (2021) — Scott Marks
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