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Daytona Beach, FL – Yes, Tom Curren will be here, and he'll be playing a set with his son, Pat, on Saturday night, November 16th. There. We can't believe we can type that... We also have a fantastic new film with Tom that you'll read about later. Now, to the regularly scheduled news...

The fourth and final event of the 2024 Florida Surf Film Festival, presented by Monster Energy and in partnership with Daytona State College, goes live November 15th and 16th at the News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach.  Doors open each night at 5PM with movies starting promptly at 6PM.  Passes are available now and annual Green Room memberships are also available (twelve month rolling membership), which include a custom FSFF YETI tumbler, official 2024 FSFF t-shirt, a meal ticket and two drink tickets for each event, posters for each event, and more.

Friday night will kick off with The Search for Volcano Island from veteran Ben Weiland and The Allen Sarlo 8mm Time Capsule from Allen himself (in attendance) and Justin Jarchow-Misch. In Volcano Island, five brothers hitch a ride through the Aleutians and voyage into a mysterious region in pursuit of a dream.  Set to an original soundtrack from Matt Costa, you’ll want to be there early on Friday to take it in.  Allen Sarlo, with his Super 8 footage from the 70’s including Venice, POP, and the North Shore, narrates a beautifully restored ride down memory lane with a Q and A as well. 

Friday night will conclude with the USA Premiere of Jamie Brisick (in attendance) and Alan White’s long-anticipated The Life and Death of Westerly Windina, which tells the story of Australia’s 70’s surf icon, Peter Drouyn; he was a visionary in the surf and a larger-than-life personality out of the water, but his transformation to Westerly Windina was to be his greatest realization of self.  A Q & A with Jamie will follow.  This film addresses adult topics and is a rated-R equivalent.  It also deals with issues of gender transition and human sexuality that some audience members may find uncomfortable.

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Saturday night kicks off with a couple short films, Orion and Changing Tempo from Shan Canuel and the NOW NOW media team of Will Bendix and Alan Van Gysen, respectively. Tempo is their third film to be selected and follows Mikey February’s journey from competitor to one of the most versatile and admired free surfers.  Next up, Creatures of Habit from Nate Laverty presents a fresh perspective on the beauty and dedication of surfing in the unpredictable setting around Vancouver Island, Canada.  The film also features Central Floridian, Ryan Huckabee, who will be in attendance. 

The 2024 Florida Surf Film Festival will conclude on Saturday with the East Coast Premiere of Nilton Baptista and Jeremy Pfeiffer’s (both in attendance) Tom and I, sharing the unexpected friendship between surf icon and three-time world champion, Tom Curren, and videographer, Masahito Kito, one with a board and the other with a camera. The duo captured the heart of Tom’s career and his later exploits.  Tom and his son Pat will be in attendance for a live musical performance immediately following the film with a Q and A to follow. This once in a lifetime event doesn’t begin to describe how special this night will be, and there will surely be a few other world champs in the house for the show. 

We look forward to seeing everyone on November 15th and 16th. These are our expected showtimes:

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November 15th, 2024:

5:00 PM – Doors Open

6:00 PM –

• COMMENCEMENT with John Brooks, Festival Director

• The Search for Volcano Island – Ben Weiland, 46 min.

• Allen Sarlo Super 8mm Time Capsule – Justin Misch and Allen Sarlo, 40 min.

• Q and A with Allen Sarlo - 10 min.

• Raffle – Roark, Globe, Creatures of Leisure

8:30 PM – 

• The Life and Death of Westerly Windina – Alan White and Jamie Brisick, 107 min. - (This feature is a rated R equivalent film for gender transition and human sexuality issues, which may be uncomfortable for some audience members.)

• Q and A with Jamie Brisick, director – 15 min.

• Raffle – Nixon, Yeti, Cronin Surfboards

November 16th, 2024:

5:00 PM – Doors Open

6:00 PM –

• Orion – Shan Canuel and William Comtois-Jean, 15 min.

• Changing Tempo – Alan Van Gysen and Will Bendix, 15 min. feat. Mikey February

• Creatures of Habit – Nate Laverty, 40 min. feat. Pete Devries

• Q and A - 10 min.

• Raffle – Roark, Globe, Creatures of Leisure

8:30 PM – 

• Tom and I – Nilton Baptiste and Jeremy Pfeiffer (in attendance), 40 min. Feat. Tom Curren

• Live Musical Performance by Tom Curren and Pat Curren

• Q and A with Masahito Kito, Tom Curren, Nilton Baptiste (dir.), and Jeremy Pfeiffer (dir.), – 15 min.

• Raffle – Nixon, Yeti, Cronin Surfboards

  
  

We are proud to have Monster Energy serve as our presenting sponsor again for this year’s festival, providing travel and lodging for the filmmakers who attend the festival. We are also happy to partner with Daytona State College’s School of Digital Media Production, and we want to thank the chair of their department and FSFF director, Brad Moody, for his invaluable support, growing the festival’s capacity from 300 to 850 seats per night and providing an incredible student base to help us fulfill our mission.

Podcast Presenting Sponsor:  Surfing’s Evolution and Preservation Foundation

Principal Partners:  Atlantic Center for the Arts, Florida Virtual School, OluKai, Roark, Sun Bum, Volusia County Wagner Vasileros – aka The Lawyer Dude, and YETI

Major Partners:  Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, Brian Layman Wealth Management, Café Verde, Cap’n Lu’s – A Health Food Store for Pets, Persimmon Hollow, Clancy’s Cantina, Cronin Surfboards, Gallery 237, Globe Brand Footwear, Kembali Board Shack, and Red Dog Surf Shop

Local Partners:  Beachside Tavern, Biological Consulting Services, Daytona Climbing Company, Daytona Drywall and Plaster, Dr. Matt Smith (chiropractor), Dr. Phil Stephens at MyEyeDr, Dragon Alliance, Flaunt Electric Bicycles, Halifax Area Properties, Jewelry of Joy, Kula Yoga, LunDev Homes, Mangrove Bay Design, Nixon, Oceans of Hope Foundation, Pura Vida Bracelets, Stephanie Stallard Real Estate, Solento Organic Tequila, Surfrider Foundation Flagler/Volusia, and White Claw.

Media Partnerships include:  Surfline, The Surfer’s Journal, Surf Splendor Podcast Network, Beach Grit, The SurfNetwork, American Surf Magazine, and Encyclopedia of Surfing.

Encyclopedia of Surfing provides our historical and archival needs.