Professional surfer Gabe Davies stars in Waveriders, a film about the world's biggest waves and the history of surfing, which is being screened at the Odeon Silverlink this weekend.

The critically acclaimed film shows Gabe riding a 50ft wave off the north west coast of Ireland two years ago.

"It was pretty scary," Gabe said.

"I've been surfing for a long time and seen a lot of pretty big waves, but this was definitely the biggest.

"That sequence was filmed in December 2007 and the whole film, from the proposal to final edit, took six years to make."

Waveriders examines the history of 'big wave' surfing in Ireland, and in particular Irishman George Freeth, who was responsible for the sport's renaissance in the early 20th century.

Before reaching its spectacular climax, with Gabe riding one of the year's biggest waves anywhere in the world, the film looks at Freeth's influence in Hawaii, California and Ireland.

Written by Gabe's wife, Lauren Davies, the film will be showing at Odeon Silverlink at 11am on Sunday, April 19, and again on Monday, April 20, at 8.30pm.

"We're urging the surfing community and everyone else in the borough to come and see it," Gabe added.