Filmed along the Western Australian coast, PORTRAIT OF A SURFER (2016) is a short documentary film by James Cunningham featuring local Perth surfer Kieran Leighton.

 

The film is part of a series filmed for an online brand and set against the a beautiful landscape Western Australian coast, PORTRAIT OF A SURFER showcases the talent and spirit of Kieran. The film playfully blurs the boundaries between performance and reality, adding a layers of authenticity to the film's sometimes non-linear narrative. Leighton portrays himself in the film.