The film takes a "day in the life" approach and follows the story of a group of Gazans who practice surfing as a source of freedom in the Mediterranean Gaza Strip coast.
[4] The film documents the story of a group of Palestinians who practice surfing as a recreational activity in their daily lives in the Mediterranean Gaza Strip coast.
The film starts by focusing on the narrative of 3 people, which together provide an insight into the culture and reality of surfing in the Gaza Strip.
[5] Later on, it follows the journey of Ibrahim, one of those 3 people who travels to Hawaii where a friend of his is waiting and where he hopes to get the inspiration and resources necessary to create a surfing club.
Due to the small piece of Mediterranean Sea accessible through the sieged Gaza City, surfing is one of the last activities still open to its population.
Mohammed Abu Jayab as himself, a 49-year-old fisherman, who struggles to feed his family using the limited fish resources on the sea, and is in charge of instructing surfing to the young population.
Girls in Gaza, unlike boys, are not allowed to surf anymore because of the social stigma and cultural norms attached to the female gender.
[6] The journalist Andy Martin, described for The Independent the film as a documentary showing the reality of everyday life in Gaza without using stereotypes.
The territory is under Israeli military occupation since the Six-Day War in 1967,[9] and although in 2005 Israel withdrew settlers from the Gaza Strip, it established a security ring around it.
[10] Due to the closing of the borders each time an attack from Gaza is launched on Israel, there is a lack of electricity, drinking water, medication, and goods.
[13] People surfing in the Gaza Strip find their way to freedom from their political and social situation in the aquatic activity.