# Fighting Fear

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Fighting Fear
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| director       = [Macario De Souza](/source/Macario_De_Souza)
| producer       = 
| writer         = 
| starring       = [Richie Vaculik](/source/Richie_Vaculik)<br>[Mark Matthews](/source/Mark_Matthews_(surfer))<br>[Kelly Slater](/source/Kelly_Slater)<br>[B.J. Penn](/source/B.J._Penn)<br>[Bruce Irons](/source/Bruce_Irons_(surfer))<br>[Joel Edgerton](/source/Joel_Edgerton)
| music          = 
| cinematography = 
| editing        = 
| studio         = [Screen Australia](/source/Screen_Australia)
| distributor    = [Madman Entertainment](/source/Madman_Entertainment)
| released       = {{Film date|2011}}
| runtime        = 112 minutes
| country        = Australia
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Fighting Fear''''' is a 2011 [Australia](/source/Australia)n [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) about professional surfing. In 2013, the film was honored by the [Australian Film Institute](/source/Australian_Film_Institute) with two [Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards](/source/AACTA_Awards), specifically for Best Cinematography in a Documentary and [Best Direction in a Documentary](/source/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Direction_in_a_Documentary).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aacta.org/the-awards/2nd-aacta-awards/first-winners-announced.aspx |title=AFI &#124; AACTA &#124; The Awards &#124; 2nd AACTA Awards &#124; First Winners Announced |publisher=AACTA |date=2013-01-28 |accessdate=2013-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420095616/http://www.aacta.org/the-awards/2nd-aacta-awards/first-winners-announced.aspx |archivedate=20 April 2013 }}</ref> The film stars [Richie Vaculik](/source/Richie_Vaculik) and [Mark Matthews](/source/Mark_Matthews_(surfer)). It was filmed in and around [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia, primarily in the South-Eastern Sydney suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surfingworld.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=754:ff&catid=52:daily |title=Fight Fear Nominated for AFI Awards |publisher=Surfingworld.com.au |accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/12995/fighting-fear |title=Fighting Fear &#124; Review, Trailer, Cast &#124; SBS Film |publisher=Sbs.com.au |date=2012-08-15 |accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2072971|Fighting Fear}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|fighting_fear_2011|Fighting Fear}}
* {{Facebook User|fightingfear}}

Category:Films set in Australia
Category:Films shot in Australia
Category:Australian surfing films
Category:2011 films
Category:2011 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about surfing
Category:2011 English-language films
Category:Australian sports documentary films
Category:2011 Australian films
Category:English-language documentary films

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