A proper thriller.
Global shutdowns resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic will be studied long into the future. Did they work? Avert millions of untimely deaths or cause the untimely deaths of many businesses, whole industries? Epidemiologists, economists, Kelly Slater will debate and debate but we know the hardest hit, certainly, was the surf film festival festival circuit.
People not gathering to watch their water heroes on big screens together was a damning blow but the strong survived and the strongest may be the now iconic Florida Surf Film Festival.
New Smyrna Beach’s finest product, save Aaron Cormican, has flung the doors wide, once again, and is selling tickets at a record clip.
Per the press release:
New Smyrna Beach, FL – Florida Surf Film Festival (FSFF), presented by Monster Energy, is proud to announce official selections for the feature and short documentary categories for its final installment of the 2021 festival on November 19th and 20th at Atlantic Center for the Arts, in New Smyrna Beach.
Passes are now available:
1. Adults: One-night passes run $25 and a two-night pass runs $35
2. Kids: 10 and under are also available for $15/night and $25/two-nights.
3. A patron pass for $125/person includes a festival poster, 2021 FSFF t-shirt, FSFF 20-ounce YETI Tumbler, dinner both nights from Clancy’s Cantina on-site, two-night festival pass, and four drink tickets per night.
4. We also offer a Green Room Membership, which includes an annual pass to all events for the next twelve months, including all the patron pass benefits.
Kevin Miller, co-founder, told me, “Having had sold out events in June for Father’s Day and a great showing in August, we’re ready to pack the outdoor amphitheater with surf movie fans for some hippie flicks and quality docs like the USA Mainland Premiere of Waterman, a documentary about Duke Kahanamoku, and the 50 year anniversary of Morning of the Earth, remastered in 4K. Filmmakers will be here, including Jack Coleman for his masterful joy ride with Joey Bookout entitled Polysun with Joey also in attendance.”
I have attended twice and, if you are Florida-adjacent or Aaron Cormican, it is completely worth but act fast. People truly get turned away at the gate and I have witnessed tears.
A proper thriller.
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And no way to intertwine in a shark story with this….guess not.
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Darlings of the surf movie set…
Hahahahahahahar
Still a solid 2.0 here.
hahahahar
Still actual untouched real previously unreleased photography here, and definitely NOT fingerpainting on my phone…
Move over Banksy! Graffiti has gone digital.
I won’t be attending for two reasons. The main one is that I got excited when reading that there was to be a premiere of a documentary entitled ‘Waterman’, but then heart broke when it went on to say that it was about someone other than Dirk Ziff. I was building up and then it was ripped away. Should have had a whoopy strap on that.
The second reason is that I live too far away.
Everything comes back to whoop.
I think I’d rather pop a penny banger in my japseye and let rip.
And a double happy up the jacksie for good measure
Burning the Roman candle at both ends.
Can we have more about cousin Danny the bank robber please. Would even accept article on Danny’s whoop score while robbing a bank..
Oh it’s coming. Book out March 15 so a little early to start plugging daily here but it’s a good one.
Next book
Garbagemen of Cardiff??
Will that be Chasdzy’s autobiography ?
And after that
‘VALing the ‘Bu with Jonah’
Too early for a plug! Never. All this whoop gone to your head.