In 1997, Filmmaker Sonny Miller, creative Genius Derek Hynd and Rip Curl released "Searching for Tom Curren", a greatest hits of Tom Curren during his years on The Search campaign surfing perfect waves. It is perhaps one of the greatest studies of one the most beautiful surfing styles. The film was never released on DVD or digital streaming. It was lost to VHS tapes on shelves the world over and went on to live in surfing folk lore for decades.

The filmmaker Sonny Miller was perhaps one of the most beloved and skilled in the business. Unfortunately, Sonny had passed away in 2014 before he could remaster "Searching for Tom Curren" and the rest of The Search films.

Derek Hoffmann worked on The Search films with Sonny as a cameraman and became one of the great cinematographers in the business. After Sonny's passing, his father had entrusted Derek to help protect Sonny’s archive and legacy. It’s now 25 years since the release of "Searching for Tom Curren" and Derek has remastered the film and is re-releasing it to the public and hosting screenings around the country. Derek is our guest and we dive into Sonny's Legacy, The Legend & Myth of Tom Curren, and life on The Search. This is an episode not to miss...

The Swell Season Surf Radio Podcast is recorded by The NewsStand Studio at Rockefeller Center in the heart of Manhattan and is part of the Swell Season Surf Radio Network

Music:
Opening Song: Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste
Band: Galaxie 500
Album: Today

Closing Song: Haley
Band: War Called Peace
Album: Yuppie Ghetto