ALTERNATIVE LINES: A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY NIEBLAS by Andrea Coleman. 2018. 8 min.
Andrea Coleman’s candid short film on soul-styler Andy Nieblas of the Ajachemen Nation gives us a look into the heart-cognition of one of surfing's most expressive wave riders.
HEART OF THE SEA; KAPOLIOKA'EHUKAI by Lisa Denker & Charlotte Lagarde. 2002. 57 min.
Lisa Denker and Charlotte Lagarde's moving biopic follows Rell Sunn, one of the most cherished and influential figures in contemporary surfing, from international competition to community building for the children of Oahu, through her decades long battle with breast cancer.
Rockaway Film Festival would like to thank VBX™~Vernam Basin Terminal for generously hosting us at the Arverne Cinema in addition to BBX™~Barbadoes Basin Terminal for contributing to such.
RFF is proud to be sponsored by Blundstone®, Istic Illic Pictures, and NYC Ferry. Rockaway Film Festival made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Rockaway Film Festival is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Art, and by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall. RFF receives additional support from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.