Kidman, Andrew
Bushy-haired back-to-the-future filmmaker, writer, and musician, from North Coast, New South Wales, best known for his soulful 1996 film Litmus. Kidman was described by the Surfer's Journal as "our equivalent of a roving medieval ascetic, spreading his high-consciousness idealism to the four corners of the surfing world." Born (1970) in the Australian capital city of Canberra, the son of an econo...
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Surfing Ireland, from Andrew Kidman's "Litmus" (1995)Subscribe to view
Andrew Kidman. Photo: Cyrus SuttonSubscribe to view
Andrew Kidman and son Guthrie, 2012Subscribe to view
Stephanie Gilmore, Greenmount, 2013. Photo: Andrew KidmanSubscribe to view
Andrew Kidman, Narrabeen, 1992. Photo: ShortySubscribe to view
Original "Litmus" handbill, 1996Subscribe to view
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Surfing Ireland, from Andrew Kidman's "Litmus" (1995)
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Andrew Kidman. Photo: Cyrus Sutton
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Andrew Kidman and son Guthrie, 2012
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Stephanie Gilmore, Greenmount, 2013. Photo: Andrew Kidman
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Andrew Kidman, Narrabeen, 1992. Photo: Shorty
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Original "Litmus" handbill, 1996