Ocean Night featuring Under the Sun and Manufacturing Stoke

Thursday, January 5

Doors 6:30

All ages

$3 donation

Free for OC, Surfrider and Baykeeper members & children 10 and under.

Every month: Ocean Night! From majestic documentaries to epic surf flicks, explore the great blue sea with Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper.

Under the Sun is a documentary film made thanks to the support of Ubiquity Records. Shot in Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, Australia, it explores the roots of surfing commercialism. Often dark and subversive, this brilliant super 16mm film strikes a compelling story through stunning surfing and never-before-seen 70’s footage. Say’s the director “Under the Sun is the product of two years of living in a van traveling, shooting, editing and animating. From getting all of my 16mm camera equipment ripped-off twice to grinding 80 hours a week in front of the computer, this film has been a lesson in patience. The old adage “good things come to those who wait,” has certainly proven true as two years after its completion I’m final able to share this labor of love with you.” Starring Dave Rastovich, Nat Young, Beau Young, Rabbit Bartholomew and Dean Morrison. Soundtrack by Shawn Lee, Band of Frequencies, Afro Dizzi Act, and Low Pressure Sound System. Winner of Best Action Sports Film at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2008, Best Independent Film at the Huntington Beach Surf Film Fetival 2008, Best Documentary and Cinematography nominee Surfer Poll Awards and Official Selection in the Cucalorus Film Festival.

No other sport is so intrinsically linked to nature. Some call it a spiritual experience, most call it indescribable. And yet, in becoming the multi-billion dollar industry it is today, a great paradox has risen. Surfers are indeed directly connected to the earth’s pulse and yet a majority of the materials used are environmentally toxic. The story begins in the 1960’s, the golden era of surfing, a time of innocence and discovery. Surf culture erupted onto the collective consciousness and became the epitome of cool. Fast forward to December 5th, 2005 and the closing of Clark Foam for environmental reasons, the largest surf blanks manufacturer in the world. Not only was the event a wake-up call for many to shift from petroleum-base products to more eco-friendly materials, it also reframed the foundation of a stagnant culture. Enter surfing’s renaissance, an era where the new generation is completely changing what it means to be a surfer. And amid timid efforts from the industry’s biggies, a plethora of grassroots up-and-comers is redefining what a surfer is supposed to ride. From wooden surfboards, handplanes and alaias to recycled blanks and organic clothing, wave riding is taking on a new soul. 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.