Bringing surfing and film together, the Surfalorous Film Festival comes back for a second go around September 15-17.
Sponsored by the Dare County Arts Council, It’s a little difficult to explain exactly what Surfalorous Festival is. It is, of course, all about surfing and surf films. But it’s also a chance to see some amazing work that will probably never make it to the mainstream. That’s too bad, because some of these films have production qualities as good as any movie.
If last year's fare is any indication—and it seems to be—the movies will range from two minute shorts to 30 minute features films with a distinct plot, direction and very good camera work.
Admittedly the quality can be a little bit uneven, but there are always some real gems that surface. Last year El Chino was a film that was at once about surfing and the culture of surfing but it’s theme of how important it is to seek personal satisfaction in what we do transcended a basic surf film.
The movie told the story of Jon “Chino” Wong who left his family’s grocery store in Boston’s Chinatown to make surf boards. The story was compelling and the film making professional in every sense of the word.
Hopefully they’ll be a few more like that this year.
Surfalorous will be taking place in a number of locations around the Outer Banks. Here’s the schedule.
Surfalorus Film Festival Schedule
Thursday, September 15- Outer Banks Brewing Station
Doors: 7pm Screening: 7:30pm
Films:
The Man & The Sea
MAR
Austin Keen Wakesurf
Creators: Leah Dawson
Salt Boys
Yeti Presents: The Malloy Brothers
The Wild
Surf N Turf
Feature Film: Psychic Migrations- 9pm
Friday, September 16- Dare County Arts Council
Screening: 7:00pm
Films:
ApeShapes
Dark Waves
Taking Shape
Southeastern NC Surfing
Feature Film: It Ain’t Pretty- 8:30pm
Saturday, September 17- Front Porch Cafe in Nags Head
Screening: 4:00pm
Films:
The Adventures of Nasasa
Forbidden Trim
Saturday, September 17- Outer Banks Brewing Station
Doors: 7:30pm Screening: 8:00pm
Films:
Thaw
Bruhwiler Country
@415plumber
A-Frame
Junk in Public – H2O Patrol
Light Therapy
Beauty and Chaos
Lunar
Seal Sessions
The Joy of Surfing
Cold Outside: Surfing Winter
Takk
Pipe Dreams
The More Things Change
Feature Film: The Zone- 10pm