The Life And Death Of Westerly Windina - Official Trailer

The Surf Film Archive is excited to support the upcoming release of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF WESTERLY WINDINA. Director's Alan White and Jamie Brisick have poured years of work into this incredible film. It’s an honest and emotional portrayal of one of Australian surfing’s most fascinating characters.
“Nobody did it like Drouyn, he was just majestic. I looked at him and thought, ‘Wow, good to be King.'”
- Rabbit Bartholomew
World Premiere at Byron Bay International Film Festival Saturday 19th October. Do not miss this important event, the filmmakers and many surfing identities will be in attendance.
Tickets available soon: www.bbff.com.a...
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In 2008, years after nearly drowning in a traumatic and life-changing surfing accident, Drouyn suddenly resurfaced by coming out as a trans woman on national television. Her new name, she said, was Westerly Windina. “It was a supernova,” Westerly said of her gender awakening. “It just kicked in one night, and suddenly Peter went; Westerly was there.”
The surf community, and Australia at large, were astonished. Though she’d once been a top-tier athlete with sponsorships and a burgeoning acting career, Westerly was now living in public housing on Australia’s Gold Coast - alone, poor, and often taunted by her neighbours.
The Life and Death of Westerly Windina explores Westerly’s upbringing, her years as a surfing titan, and follows her into a new chapter as she searches for acceptance from friends, family, a still-hyper masculine sport, and most importantly - from herself.