Thursday Oct 6th
Arcata Theater Lounge
Doors 6:30 Films 7
All Ages
$3 Suggested Donation
This month we are beyond thrilled to share the brand new women's surf film, It Ain't Pretty!!!! We will also be celebrating a successful Coastal Cleanup Day and showing Into the Gyre.
It Ain't Pretty: A documentary about the challenges and triumphs of female big wave surfers fighting sexism in the water,
in competition, in the media and in the surf industry
with the support of a closely-knit community of likeminded
women. Featuring Ocean Beach surfer
Bianca Valenti’s journey from childhood phenom to
world-class big wave charger, this probing,
incendiary and thought-provoking film takes you
inside a growing movement of women that are
shattering the shallow and sexualized images of
female surfers in the media. Including interviews with
top female athletes and awe-inspiring big wave surf
footage filmed in the icy waters of Ocean Beach,
San Francisco and Mavericks - one of the biggest
waves on the planet - this film empowers a new
generation of girls to live their dreams and overcome
the challenges they face along the way.
Into the Gyre: An award-winning documentary about a groundbreaking expedition to study the location, extent and effect of plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean. Thirty-four volunteer researchers, scientists and sailors participated in this five- week long adventure to the remote Sargasso Sea, east of Bermuda.
