Cyrus Sutton is well known for his crafty approach to surf travel and ability to creatively document it. One of his early efforts, Compassing, brought his viewers along as he outfitted a camper van and drove it through Mexico, capturing POV footage of fun looking surf along the way. Since then, he’s helped launch a non-toxic sun […]
Distance Between Dreams, by director Rob Bruce, focuses on Ian Walsh and a crew of hellmen as they prepare for and take on some of the heaviest surf conditions imaginable: The film will be playing at Balboa Theater on April 19, 2017 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Locally brewed beer, by Anchor Brewing, will be served at […]
Mavericks is a beast – heavy, dark, gnarly, aggressive, sometimes lethal. Slow it down, though, add a touch of piano and a different perspective of the fabled big wave emerges: Adam Warmington, the creative force behind this video, is a photographer and director at the helm of an Emmy Award winning creative production company. The […]
Twelve Pianos is a film directed by Dean Mermell featuring musician Mauro ffortissimo and a series of piano installations along the edge of the Northern California coast. In part the film questions what we’re doing with outmoded possessions, instruments, and technologies while offering one inspirational answer. Here’s the trailer: The film is being premiered as part of the San […]
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 […]
Danny Hess is a shaper with a different take on how things should be done. Instead of aiming to mass produce and cash in on flimsy, prefabricated pop-outs, he’s pushed to, “evolve what a surfboard can be, and create new technologies.” The surfboards and handplanes he makes are wood-based works of art. Each individual board is handcrafted using […]
This 19 minute edit by Dane Staples follows Jordy Smith as he goes berserk in rifling waves in locations such as Namibia, South Africa, Hawaii, and Europe. Predominantly set to a throwback rock based sound track, it provides some amazing cinematography and surfing’s answer to hardcore virtuoso guitar soloist noodling.
A black light sea urchin mandala, a starfish crucifixion sculpture, a sardonic painting entitled Whale Evacuation Plan, and other representations of a perilously anthropocentric connection between humanity and sea life make up some of the subject matter of Charlie Callahan’s work. Callahan studied art at Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio before settling into the art scene along […]
As someone who surfs and has parents who met while traveling (Mom from Australia, Dad from the U.S. – they met in Greece in the 60’s) I’ve been looking forward to seeing the film, Given since I read about the concept in a 2015 Surfer’s Journal article titled “A Faith Born of Precognitive Adventures.” The website for the […]
The 14th annual International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco is set to run from March 9 – 11, 2017. This year’s four day schedule is broken down into 12 programs ranging in topic from surfing, to oceanic science, to student competition, to various regional themes. Program 5, a surfing series, is scheduled for Friday, March […]