Luca Merli is a Milan-based filmmaker, photographer, and surf culture champion who has spent more than two decades documenting the soul of Italian surfing. A Goldsmiths College graduate, he founded Block10 and the Onde Nostre collective, producing five award-winning feature films — including Peninsula and Nausicaa — distributed globally on Netflix and major platforms. In 2016, he co-founded the Skate & Surf Film Festival (SSFF) in Milan, now in its tenth edition and recognized as Italy’s premier celebration of surf and skate cinema. Enjoy our chat with Luca.
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Producer: The Florida Surf Film Festival @FLSurfFilmFest
Host, Producer: Kevin Miller @KevMill1028
Host, Producer: John Brooks @Brooksy______
Artwork: Tom Macaluso @SpikeInitiative
