When I first spoke with Vai about filming together, I told her about this vision but didn’t know where it’s gonna go. We met a few days later at 4 am and got this shot. I immediately knew something great is going to come out of this.

We had a few more filming days during last year’s summer in Santa Teresa, each one more fun than the other. getting to dance and play together between the waves, learning and teaching each other our ways of communicating through them.

The wave, timing and light were just perfect. It was one of those moments when time literally stops and the only thing that exists is this wave. A wave which travelled thousands of miles to this shore, at this moment and will never repeat itself.

‘Vaimiti’ was an official selection for “Bells Beach Surf Film Festival” 2024, “Noosa Surf Film Festival” 2024.