Keith Malloy has had a storied, surf-steeped career. He competed on the US national team as an amateur, battled on the elite world tour in his prime, and challenged for championships in body surfing contests at high caliber locations like Pipeline. Along the way, he’s also been featured in countless video edits, and surfed some of the most remote locations on the planet.

More recently, however, he’s turned his attention to the art of documenting the transformative power of the ocean. In 2011 he directed Come Hell or High Water, a documentary focusing on the world of bodysurfing. This year he’s back at it, screening a new film presented by Patagonia entitled Fishpeople. Here’s the trailer:

Fishpeople narrows in on how the ocean can be life-altering for a diverse range of humans. The movie proves that for inner city kids, coal miners, spearfishers, surfers, and long-distance swimmers alike there is no shortage of challenge and reward offered in the briny depths.

The film screening tour starts this month in Encinitas, and includes a stop in San Francisco on April 18th at the Balboa Theater. The tour is then scheduled to make its way up and down the West Coast again before heading east. While most of the screenings are free a few venues will be charging five dollars and funneling all proceeds to the Me Water Foundation.

Click here for a full schedule of screening dates and venues.

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Keith Malloy

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