Maya and the Wave
Maya and the Wave is an American documentary film, directed by Stephanie Johnes and released in 2022. The film is a portrait of surfer Maya Gabeira and her struggles to be taken seriously as a woman in a male-dominated sport, focusing in part on the role that sexism played in the response to her injuries while trying to surf a giant wave at Praia do Norte in 2013. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022, and was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries. References

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2022 films
2022 documentary films
American sports documentary films
2020s American films
Documentary films about surfing
Documentary films about women's sports
American surfing films
Women's sport in Portugal