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 […]
In this inspiring video from The Perennial Plate a group of professional surfers in Ireland turned to farming and living locally instead of continuing to chase waves around the globe: According to their website, “The Perennial Plate is a two-time James Beard Award winning online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating.” sources and links: http://www.theperennialplate.com
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.
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 […]
The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) held annually in San Francisco is in its 14th year of operation. The festival features films with themes ranging from conservation to coastal culture to ocean sports and exploration to progressive uses of ocean based technology. IOFF is currently seeking submissions for the film student competition component of the festival with an extended deadline […]
Once again the Save The Waves Film Festival heads to the West Coast and beyond. The creators of this event always do an amazing job of fusing live music, film, and good times with the important task of raising money for a great surf-focused cause. The organization itself is devoted to protecting and preserving wave rich […]