Breakbound Part 1: Don’t Look Back (2007)

Torontonian Jeff Karram has decided to leave everything behind - including his family, friends, girlfriend and 4-year-old e-business he helped start from scratch - to become a pro surfer. He takes off on a two-year quest to travel the globe along with his best friend J.P. to seek out the best waves. At their first stop in Ecuador, Jeff meets Randy Hood, an American surf hostel owner, who decides to take Jeff under his wing to help him achieve his goal. But after just two weeks of surfing, Jeff gets smashed by a wave during a nasty wipeout and suffers a brutal ear injury and Jeff quickly learns that following his dream won’t be easy. To make things worse, Jeff and his girlfriend Fiona decide to end their relationship and Jeff realizes that chasing dreams often comes with a high price.