Björn Richie Lob's exhilarating film debut took 10 years to complete. An avid river-surfer himself, he spent years convincing his friends to be on camera. The result is a kinetic and fast-paced documentary that will put you right on the Eisbach (German for "Ice-Brook") in the heart of Munich, the river-surfing mecca of the world. The film is a portrait of six surfers, among them river-surfing pioneer Dieter "The Eater," who still rides the waves every day with his two grown daughters, and Walter, "The Janitor of the Eisbach," a working-class philosopher who actually figured out how to keep the wave surging for 24 hours a day.

Stunningly shot on various formats, including 16mm and 35mm, Keep Surfing displays Lob's unending fascination with the art of surfing and translates it beautifully to the big screen. The film is an ode to going against the wave, to individual freedom, and to the people who have achieved happiness on a river wave. With cameos by surfing legends like Nick Carroll and Kelly Slater, this film will make you want to hit the waves!

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Björn Richie Lob has been a freelance director, photographer, and camera operator since 2000. He has shot several short films, documentaries, and surf videos and devoted a great part of the past 10 years to collecting footage for Keep Surfing at locations all over the world.

Twelve years ago while visiting Munich, I saw the "Eisbach" river wave for the first time and made the decision to make this movie. I moved from Cologne to Munich right away, started surfing on the rivers, and shot my first motion picture footage and stills of the people and the surf. Making the movie took me almost 10 years. It grew like a baby. During shooting I risked my life several times, spent all my money on it, invested almost all of my spare time in it, and I don't regret a single minute. I am very grateful that I managed to finish it and that is only because of all the great people who believed in it, who added their own important ideas and without whose help it never would have become the film it is.

My motivation for making Keep Surfing was my love for the people involved, my unending fascination with surfing, and my inner need to portray people in beautiful and intense moments. Keep Surfing is the fruit of all that I love in my life.