"Relentless" Surf Movie Starring Dusty Payne Follows The Highs + Lows of His Professional Surfing Career

On January 8, 2018, Dusty Payne suffered a near-fatal wipeout at Backdoor on the North Shore of Oahu. After hitting the reef, Dusty was knocked unconscious and didn’t surface for five waves. After being hospitalized with a broken jaw and multiple skull fractures, Dusty underwent surgery and spent months recovering. This captivating film documents Dusty’s surfing accident and his road to recovery, and spotlights his career of highs and lows and his relentless love for the sport of surfing.

“I JUST HOPE THAT I’M ABLE TO INSPIRE OTHER PEOPLE TO NOT GIVE UP ON THEIR GOALS BECAUSE OF A SETBACK, NO MATTER HOW DARK TIMES MAY SEEM.”

ABOUT RELENTLESS:
Dusty Payne is one of the most dynamic surfers of his generation, but his path in the world of professional surfing has been far from easy. His career has been a roller coaster of competitive successes and failures, era-defining video parts, heartbreaking injuries and inspiring comebacks. Set against the backdrop of his near-fatal wipeout at Backdoor in January 2018, including high-action surfing footage from places like Portugal, Oahu, and Maui (including Honolua Bay), Relentless tells the story of a surfer who has been through it all and keeps coming back stronger than ever.