The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is currently accepting submissions from aspiring high school and middle school film makers from across the globe. So if you are a student or know a student with an interest in making movies and have an ocean based story to tell don’t miss this opportunity to create a film […]
With good waves, a beach clean-up, music, food, locally produced art and beer on offer, the inaugural Irving Fish Festival, set to run Saturday October 28, 2017, is guaranteed to go off in a big way. The beach clean-up, coordinated by Surfrider Foundation – San Francisco Chapter, starts at 9:00 AM at the Irving Street […]
The cosmos is all encompassing. According to Merrium-Webster it is “an orderly harmonious systematic universe” or “a complex orderly self-inclusive system.” By titling his new show We Are The Cosmos, Thomas Campbell appears to be reaching for an expression of universal connectivity. This theme manifests in the show through an exhibition of a diversity of mediums and […]
The trailer for Perry Gershkow’s new film, Just For Kicks recently dropped. From a quick peek at this short edit it’s clear the film is epic. Set in California, Canada, and South Africa the scenery is nearly as intriguing as the surf. With a list of talent that includes Noah Wegrich, Nate Tyler, Torren Martyn, Mitch Coleborn, […]
With tragedy setting in all over the place (hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, shootings) why not take a break for a moment and indulge in some positivity? Much needed music, art, food, libations, and good vibes are set to go down at the Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival this coming Saturday, October 14, 2017. Some of […]
A group art show at ArtHaus in San Francisco titled Oceans 12 is set to run from Thursday, October 5th through Saturday, October 7th with an opening reception on Thursday from 6-8PM. Twenty percent of all proceeds generated from the exhibition will go to Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create “science-based solutions for a healthy […]
Directed by Joseph Ryan, Fish is a documentary that delves deep into the history of a classic surfboard shape. The goal of the film is to take “a look at the origin and impact of the fish surfboard design and then how it would influence surf culture 30 years later.” With surfing and interviews by Steve Lis, Skip […]
Ever since Danny Hess started shaping surfboards his approach to creating them gained attention and intrigue. Hand crafted from biologically sustainable materials and designed to be both aesthetically inspiring and functional – they stand apart from typical surfboard constructions. In the interview below he talks about his process and how he evolved as a shaper. […]
The 2017 Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival is happening at the end of September. Some of the feature films being screened include The Church Of The Open Sky, One Shot – An Image And An Attitude, Secrets Of Desert Point, The Endless Winter II: Surfing Europe, Blue Road, and Positive Vibration. Here’s the trailer. All Santa […]
It’s no secret that late September is an epic time of year to be on the Northern California coast. Summer crowds ease up a little, the weather tends to cooperate, and all manner of swell pumps through. With the fourth annual Santa Cruz Surf Film Festival set to run September 29 & 30, 2017 at […]