Andy Irons: Kissed by God, the documentary featuring original music by Andrew Sorge and Scott McKay Gibson, won Best Documentary of 2018 at the 48th Annual Surfer Awards.

Directed by Steve and Todd Jones of Teton Gravity Research, the film explores three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons’s struggles with bipolar disorder and opioid addiction. The documentary features in-depth conversations with Andy’s brother Bruce, wife Lyndie, and fellow surfers including Kelly Slater, Joel Parkinson, Nathan Fletcher, and Sunny Garcia.

“Kissed by God is the most emotionally charged and intricate film I have ever directed with my brother Todd,” said director Steve Jones. “I am honored to have earned the deepest level of trust with the Irons family.”

Surfer Magazine editor Todd Prodanovich added: “For Andy Irons: Kissed by God to win is a real triumph…the surf community truly needed this film.”