In Waves brings a story of love and surfing to Netflix in December

The animated adaptation of AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir is due on December 11.

Two animated characters talk beside a surfboard in the water.
AJ and Kristen in an image from the animated film In Waves.

In Waves, an animated adaptation of AJ Dungo’s autobiographical graphic novel, arrives on Netflix on December 11. Directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, it follows AJ and Kristen from their meeting in high school.

Kristen loves surfing and introduces AJ to the ocean; he enjoys drawing and skateboarding. As their relationship deepens, AJ begins preserving their story in drawings.

Will Sharpe voices AJ and Stephanie Hsu voices Kristen in the original version. Netflix also lists selected theatrical screenings from November 27; the source does not specify whether these include Brazil.

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