Bra Boys

Bra Boys trailer

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Bra Boys (movie trailer). In cinemas 15th March 2007.
Bra Boys in Hollywood

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BRA BOYS For the first time on DVD – The most successful Australian documentary ever released.
In Stores 15 August 2007
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
Bra Boys Premiere; Surfing footage; The Making of Bra Boys; Battle of the Beach; Training Tips; Who are 3SEVEN7?; Music Videos.
Distributed in Australia by Hopscotch/Roadshow
“Powerful and compelling. Maroubra’s Bra Boys present as counter-culture Heroes… remixed with ANZAC larrikinism.” – IF Magazine
“Compelling… One of the most fascinating and watchable Australian releases of recent years.” – Herald Sun
Two Feet on the Ground

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3Seven7 - "Two Feet on the Ground" video clip
The Camels - "Times We Had" video clip
ABOUT THE FILM
“Bra Boys” is a film about the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth – the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor Russell Crowe and is told through the eyes of members of the Bra Boys.
It is the first full-length film project being undertaken by, and officially sanctioned by, the Bra Boys. It is their story. It shows their success in professional big wave surfing, it explores their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice, it touches on their running battle with authorities and it shows their absolute reliance on one another to fit into a society in which they are displaced and, at times, disinterested. It shows how the evolution of Maroubra, coupled with the historical stigma associated with Australia’s rebellious surf community, has contributed to their social displacement.
Central to the story is the true-life struggle of the Abberton brothers – Sunny, Koby, Jai and Dakota … one charged with murdering a Sydney standover man, another pursuing a professional surf career but charged as an accessory in his brother’s legal fight, another trying to hold the family together and a young brother whose inheritance is his siblings’ notoriety.
“Bra Boys” uses archival footage shot and blends it with current surf vision and interviews to create a story that is compassionate and confronting. It is a story of contrast involving against-the-odds success and predictable failures and, ultimately, a story exploring the legacy and hopes of the next generation of Bra Boys members.
'BRA BOYS’ CD SOUNDTRACK
From one of the most talked about and controversial films in recent history, the feature-length insight into Maroubra’s notorious surf tribe the BRA BOYS, comes the emotionally charged All-Australian CD Soundtrack.
The Bra Boys CD Soundtrack is a collection of 14 tunes that feature in the film, including seven songs that were written specifically for the original score. Speckled alongside some of the most well-known surf associated bands in the country the original tunes lyrically and sonically express the thoughts, feelings and characters introduced throughout the very personal journey of brotherhood that is portrayed on screen.
Jamie Holt , singer/songwriter/guitarist from Sydney band The Camels . The Camels have delivered an astounding 18 pieces of highly original score, stretching far beyond the realm of the pop/rock compositions he’s been known for to date. The first venture of this kind for Jamie, the interest the music has already generated ensures it certainly won’t be his last!
The music selection whilst on first inspection seems like an unusual combination, it’s the very diversity of the tracks that drives the film through its many emotional highs and lows, with the bands themselves providing the common linkage with their respective connections to the surfing commune. Where else could you hear Parkway Drive sit happily alongside The Beautiful Girls, whilst old skool legends Def Wish Cast and rock luminary Grinspoon nestle comfortably together?
In addition to Jamie’s song and score compositions, Macario de Souza (Mak) and Nate Ford, two of the Bra Boys have been able to use the experience of creating the film to write and produce original tracks of their own. In a world where many hip-hop artists are simply storytelling or inventing a back history, 3Seven7 are not wanting for material.
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As Bra Boys, 3Seven7 are able to tell their story in verse and represent the messages and annotations depicted in the film without compromise or poetic license. It’s their actual life and the songs are their narrative. In addition to his role in 3Seven7, at the young age of 23years, Matraville raised ‘Mak’ is remarkably also the Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer and DOP for the Bra Boys Film.
Rounding out the first-rate collection on the compilation are perennial crowd favourites The Butterfly Effect, electronic pop masters The Presets and the never-predictable Regurgiator.
There’s certainly something for everyone and as a body of work the Bra Boys CD Soundtrack offers up an exceptionally fitting sound-scape that allows for immediate transportation to re-live the powerful vision that’s presented in the film.
TRACKLISING
Two Feet On The Ground - 3Seven7
Times We Had - The Camels
Ready To Brawl - 3Seven7
Steamworks - The Presets
Allstars - Def Wish Cast
It’s Hard To Speak Without A Tongue - Parkway Drive
Don’t Go To Sleep - Regurgitator
Reach - The Butterfly Effect
La Mar (The Ocean) - The Beautiful Girls
Too Far Gone - The Camels
Champion - Grinspoon
Bra Boy Warriors - 3Seven7
Causing Trouble – The Camels
My Brothers Keeper - Jamie Holt
CD SOUNDTRACK IN STORES MARCH 17, 2007