Driven by an obsessive vision, an ex‑military hustler risks everything to build one of America’s first internet cafes in 1990s Alaska. When industry giants threaten his survival, he must ruthlessly pivot to protect the digital community he forged.

SYNOPSIS:

In the remote, snowbound streets of Anchorage, Robert Breedlove bets everything on a bold idea: Alaska's first T-1 internet cafe. Surf City opens its doors in 1998, offering blazing-fast connections in an era of dial-up, becoming a haven for gamers, dreamers, and misfits escaping the cold. With EverQuest marathons and virtual item trading, the cafe thrives... until the promise of fast cash turns friends into rivals and the business into a high-stakes battlefield.

As debts mount and the dot-com bubble looms, Robert must navigate cutthroat deals, shady partners, and the moral cost of selling pixels for profit. What starts as a dream of connection becomes a fight for survival, dignity, and legacy in a world where real money flows through virtual worlds.

A true story of innovation, greed, and the human cost of being first. Surf City is a nostalgic, funny, and heartfelt look at the dawn of the high-speed internet age in the last frontier.

SURF CITY