Searching for Tom Curren (1996) — Director: Sonny Miller | Rip Curl | In Memory of Sonny Miller

Santa Barbara’s three-time World Surfing Champion, Tom Curren, discovers new waves, tests the limits of board design, and shares his refreshing and thoughtful outlook on surfing and life. Tom has influenced a generation of surfers with his humble, kind character and clean, radical approach to riding waves.

Sonny Miller filmed, produced, and edited the first five Search films for Rip Curl, which helped launch the Search campaign in 1992. This film showcases the best footage of Tom Curren from those Search films, along with additional footage. Digitally remastered in HD for the 25th Anniversary.

1997 Surfer Poll Best Film

BONUS: 15 minutes of Search footage included with the Buy option — Join Sonny Miller and the Rip Curl team as they travel to the Indies Trader boat and surf the famous Macaroni’s, captured in the 1993 Search II film.

Camera: Sonny Miller, Thomas Desoto, Derek Hoffmann, Larry Haynes

CC Language Options: English — French — Spanish — Japanese — Portuguese

Running Time: 38 minutes
Originally Released: November 1996
Re-released February 2022