Kick off summer on Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 PM with a screening of “Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear” at the Newtown Theatre.

This documentary offers an in-depth look at the 2021-22 big wave season through the eyes of surfers who tackle the planet’s largest waves.

When logic (and self-preservation) tells you to stay on land, big-wave surfers paddle out. Why do they risk their lives to ride these mountain-size waves? The answer is overcoming fear.

“Ground Swell” follows surfers Nic Von Rupp, Kai Lenny, Matt Bromley, Torrey Meister and Bianca Valenti. All push past their fear and find out what is on the other side as they tackle monstrous waves in location such as Nazare in Portugal, Jaws and Pipeline in Hawaii, and Mavericks in Northern California.

DETAILS

• Tickets can be purchased above. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door before the movie for $20.

• Doors open at 7:00 PM and the film starts at 7:30 PM.

• All tickets are general admission.

• Members of the Newtown Theatre, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door. 

• Please bring your tickets! Electronic or hard copy is fine. We recommend printing them out (or saving them to your phone) as soon as soon as you buy them.

• Need help finding your tickets? First, check your junk or spam folder in your inbox. If you don't see your tickets there, try to retrieve them here. If you have tried both of these things and you still don't see your tickets, please contact us for help.

• All ticket sales are final. Refunds/exchanges will not be offered for any reason. If you can't attend, you're welcome to give your tickets to someone else. The name on the ticket does not have to match the person using it.