PRIMITIVE

Directed by Ben Lalande · Starring Kalum Bruhwiler · 2021

Gisele raised a family of pro surfers in Tofino the old way; she and her grandson Kalum share a love of the ocean across language and generations.

Gorgeous 16mm images of a grandmother and grandson bonded by the wild Pacific.

Gisele Bruhwiler moved to Tofino when the now renowned Canadian surf town was nothing more than a small fishing village. Since then, she has raised an entire family of pro-surfers, but did so the old way, showing them ho

Plays in Vimeo's player · Watch on Vimeo