The New York Surf Film Festival strives every year to curate an exhibition of the highest quality surf films from around the world. They create an annual pilgrimage that gives the surfing community and general public a spotlight in the city to celebrate the filmmaking craft, honor the heritage, and learn about the new movements within and surrounding the surf lifestyle. They connect filmmakers, athletes, friends and family together to enjoy the beauty and stories that are captured on camera.
http://newyorksurffilmfestival.com/
There’s a great line-up of films including Manufacturing Stoke which explores environmental issues related to surfing.
Manufacturing Stoke
Directed by Pierce Michael Kavanagh
With Legends & Unknowns
Duration: 80 minutes
Website: manufacturingstoke.com Synopsis: Manufacturing Stoke is an introspective look into the surfing culture’s struggle to be beneficial unto itself, a tapestry of both influential and eclectic members of the surfing community that are constantly striving for positive change amid one of surfing’s greatest paradox: no other sport is as intrinsically linked to nature, surfers are indeed directly connected to the earth’s pulse and yet a majority of the materials used are environmentally toxic.
