Keep It A Secret | The Inspiration Behind the Film
Clip: Season 6 Episode 1 | 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmmaker Sean Duggan reveals who and what influenced him to make the documentary.
Filmmaker Sean Duggan reveals who and what influenced him to make the documentary, KEEP IT A SECRET. The director, who is of Irish ancestry and a surfer himself, shares his own story and the one of the beginnings of surfing in Ireland and its pioneers during a revolutionary time for the sport and the country.
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
Keep It A Secret | The Inspiration Behind the Film
Clip: Season 6 Episode 1 | 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmmaker Sean Duggan reveals who and what influenced him to make the documentary, KEEP IT A SECRET. The director, who is of Irish ancestry and a surfer himself, shares his own story and the one of the beginnings of surfing in Ireland and its pioneers during a revolutionary time for the sport and the country.
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