L.A. premiere of Thomas Campbell’s surf film THE PRESENT
The Montalban – Hollywood, CA
3/10/09
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Artist/photographer/filmmaker Thomas Campbells new film, The Present is a colorful and artistic exploration of the beautiful environment surfers play in everyday. Through his uniquely artistic style of filmmaking and intimate city-by-city screenings, Campbell hopes to help keep alive the nearly dead tradition of surfers gathering at a local theater to view a new independent surf film.

Like his other films, The Present covers several surfing sub-cultures, and he hand picks some of the sports most talented and creative individuals including Dave Rastovich, Dane Reynolds, Joel Tudor, Sofia Mulanovich, C.J. Nelson, Ry Craike, Devon Howard, Dan Malloy, Harrison Roach, Kassia Meador, Jacob Stuth, Chelsea Georgenson Hedges, Chris Del Moro, Michel Junod, Ian King, Danny Hess, Alex Knost, and Rob Machado and captures them riding waves in exotic locales around the world from West Africa, Australia and New Zealand to Hawaii, Sumatra and Java. All of this happens to the backdrop of a timeless, down-tempo soundtrack that has been a hallmark of Campbells other works. According to Campbell, The Presents basic premise is, Taking a view into our lives as surfers on this planet, and showing that this momentin our surfing lives right nowis a gift.

TICKETS: RSVP is required but does not guarantee admittance. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

THE PRESENT is brought to you in association with BL!SSS Magazine and ANP Quarterly.  This special evening is part of Cinema Tuesdays, a monthly series curated by Flux celebrating innovative film at The Montalbán.

Tuesday March 10th, 2009

7PM – Reception and Art Show (featuring works by Nathaniel Russell, Thomas Campbell, Kyle Field, Alex Kopps, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Evan Hecox and Steve Keene)

8PM – Screening + Q&A with Director Thomas Campbell
plus Live Music with Ray Barbee and the Mattson 2

LOCATION:
Nike Sportswear at The Montalban
1615 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA

via EM Staff, 5 March 2009 9:00am | |