A new wave of surf based film premiers and live screening events is surging. During the last few months alone a cavalcade of movies launched on national and international tour. Taylor Steel’s Proximity, Chris Burkard’s Under An Arctic Sky, Keith Malloy’s Fishpeople, Jess Bianchi’s Given, and Eddie Obrand’s Pedro Bay are just a handful of the features circulating through major cities. While demand […]
Category: Cultural Progression
Noteworthy Events – May 2017
Proximity, Taylor Steele’s film premiers in San Francisco May 24 (and continues on international screening tour). Click here for the full schedule and to buy tickets. Save The Waves – “Life Is A Wave” event happens at Mezzanine SF on May 20, 2017. Click here for the story and link to buy tickets. Artists For […]
“Drift”
Drift mindlessly under a few empty ones curtesy of Nolan Omura.
“Free Jazz Vein” On Screening Tour With Stop At Roxi Theater- SF
Tin Ojeda’s Free Jazz Vein will be screening at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on July 2, 2017. This is as noteworthy as the film itself – a refreshingly strange and twisted pattern of 16mm edits strung together in the vein of, well, free jazz. With throwback surf vibes as well as modern performance and […]
Benjamin Von Wong’s Plastic Pollution Mermaids
Benjamin Von Wong makes a valid point in his latest expressive campaign – it’s not easy and yet extremely critical to get public interest focused on the issue of plastic pollution. In his latest video he questions if the eye of an illustrious artist, hard work by dedicated volunteers, good intentions, and painted women are enough to get the […]
Made In Mexico – 100% Agave Surfboard
A surfboard made from agave plant, built by Gary Linden, tested by Mikala Jones, Dylan Graves, and Wade Goodall in Mexico after sampling tequila made in the town of Tequila. Sustainability in surfboard design doesn’t get more ligit than this. sources and links: www.cuervo.com/cuervo-stories/agave-board/
San Diego Surf Film Festival Honors Skyp Frye
The San Diego Surf Film Festival is set to go off from May 10-13th, 2017. The event is a multi-faceted extravaganza, featuring 25 international surf films, a Skip Frye Lifetime Tribute, beach clean-ups, surfing expression sessions, art exhibitions, and a slideshow by renowned photo editor Grant Ellis. The festival will be headquartered at Misfit Gallery in La Jolla and […]
2017 Boardroom International Surfboard Show At Del Mar
The 2017 Boardroom International Surfboard Show is set to run from May 6-7th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County. The event includes surfboard and wetsuit demos, live music, panel discussions, laminating demonstrations, surfboard auctions, and a “shape-off” where shapers compete to see who can best replicate an existing design. Some of the topics to […]
“Proximity” – Taylor Steele’s Film Tours Near And Far
Taylor Steele needs no introduction. He’s been dropping culture shaping surf films since the early 1990s. The term “momentum generation” which refers to some of the world’s most influential surfers to come out of the 90s (including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Taylor Knox, Shane Dorian, Kalani Robb, Benji Weatherly, Ross Williams, Chris Malloy, and Rizal Tanjung), was […]
“Under An Arctic Sky” – Chris Burkard Launches New Film Screening Tour
Chris Burkard has 2.5 million Instagram followers for a reason. His photography is stellar, often pitting humans against immense, aesthetically stunning landscapes and challenging conditions that call for existential pause. He also goes to locations that many will not. His latest film, made in partnership with Ben Weiland, is a case in point. They take on […]