A Slice of Surfica

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One Winter Story

Sarah Gerhardt was the first woman to surf Nor Cal big-wave spot, Mavericks. She also has her Ph.D! Get Hard Body Saturday the 27th at 6pm with ONE WINTER STORY! Screens with Suyen Mosely's Surf Noir and Matt Wesson's rad tech-collage Commune.

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NYSURFFILM2008 TIX

MOTHERSHIP

Look for a rad bonzer 'period piece' submitted by the Brothers Campbell and son/nephew Jacob featuring vintage 8mm footy.

stoking stills...

The Barracuda Remembered!

(Dan Merkel foto)


Original surf film maker Bud Browne to be honored at the New York Surf Film Festival. Mr. Browne (1912-2008) was the first to make commerical surf films, his 1953 debut Hawaiian Surfing Movie featured footage of a trip taken to Hawaii mixed with surfing shot in California. Born outside of Boston he learned to surf in Venice Beach where he later became an LA County lifeguard and one of the world's best bodysurfers. His camera work was included in such surf classics as Five Summer Stories and Big Wednesday.

Archival material provided by Ira Opper to be screened opening night!

Films by Bud Browne:

Hawaiian Surfing Movie (1953)
Hawaiian Holiday (1954)
Hawaiian Surf Movie (1955)
Trek to Makaha (1956)
The Big Surf (1957)
Surf Down Under (1958)
Cat on a Hot Foam Board (1959)
Surf Happy (1960)
Spinning Boards (1961)
Cavalcade of Surf (1962)
Gun Ho! (1963)
Locked In! (1964)
You'll Dance in Tahiti (1967)
Goin' Surfin' (1971)

Christian Fletcher and the Judges

While the June 25th deadline has passed amazing new films continue to arrive in various states of completion. Deadlines could be rolling....Mahalo for everyone's submissions of stoke. We've been geeking out on new levels. As if the features (hush hush at this point) weren't off the chain, the shorts are destined to blow minds. Lookout for some seriously hype work from Toddy Stewart, Charlie Smith, Matt Wesson, the Campbell Brothers, Andrew Kidman and Mr. Runman! The comedic shorts will soak seats, fuhgitaboutit...stoke levels are maxing into overdrive!

bvd sfr we will judge u!