2022 EVENT RECAP

Dick Metz and Richard Yelland
Ladies of the laguna beach community

Award Winners

Best Documentary Feature - Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez
Directed by Stacy Peralta

Best Short - Janwaar
Directed by Danny Schmidt

Audience Choice - 5 Summer Stories
Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Best Stoke - Esperanto
Directed by Jeremy Grant

Best Spirit - Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
Directed by Nancy Svendsen

Making Waves - Rocco Up
Directed by John Mader

MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker - Our Waters
Directed by Josh "Bones" Murphy

Runner up MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker-
Evidence of Us
Directed by James "Q" Martin

Music, band at Coast Film & Music Festival
Ribbon Cutting at Coast Film & Music Festival

LIST OF SPEAKERS

Charles Adler - Art Curator 
Joe Alani - Filmmaker 
Stacy Bare - Athlete, changemaker
Darren Berrecloth - Professional Mountain Biker 
Kerby Brown - Professional Surfer
Cortney Brown - Professional Surfer 
Blair Conklin - Athlete, ocean activist  
Ian Cairns - Athlete, changemaker 
Jeremy Cavallaro - Community partner 
Sli Dog Chew - DJ 
Mikey Cinccarelli - Pro Snowboarder
Matt Costa - Musician and filmmaker
Brock Crouch - Pro Snowboarder
Ben Dann - Filmmaker
Andy Davis - Artist 
Tim Durtschi - Pro Skier
John John Florence - Professional Surfer and Ocean Advocate 
Dana Frankoff - Filmmaker 
Party Fowl - Band 
Christine Fugate- Filmmaker
Sam George - Author 
Rich German - Ocean advocate and activist 
Whitney Hassett - Filmmaker
Elena Hight - Pro Snowboarder and Climate advocate 
Ryan Hitzel - Entrepreneur 
Mason Ho - Professional surfer
Honk - Band 
Moorea Howson - Local inspiration 
Trist Imboden - Honk drummer
Todd Jones - Filmmaker
Kai Jones - Pro Skier
Eileen Keighley - Film producer 
Rio Lakeshore - Professional runner
Greg MacGillivray - Filmmaker 
Evan Marks - Founder of The Ecology Center, Changemaker

Jane McCracken - Drawing for the Planet 
Pete McBride- Filmmaker, Photographer
Dick Metz - Changemaker, surf icon
Josh “Bones” Murphy - Filmmaker, activist 
Morea Nahani - Musician 
David Nuuhiwa - Professional Surfer
Pat O'Connell - Athlete and business owner
Mike Ozier - Filmmaker
Sheldon Paishon - Professional surfer 
Pat Parnell - Event MC 
Viva Paron - Band 
Andrea Pierpont - Film producer
Jericho Poppler - Professional Surfer 
Griffin Post - Professional skier, explorer
Mikey Rencz - Professional Snowboarder 
Kirsten Rogers - Drawing For The Planet 
Brandon Sears - Professional skimboarder
Dorjee Sherpa - Sherpa and film producer
Wyatt Shipp - Filmmaker 
Pat Stacy - Filmmaker 
Tyler Stanaland - Professional skimboarder 
Sam Stinnet- Professional skimboarder
Kyle Strait - Professional mountain biker 
Amber Torrealba - Professional athlete, filmmaker 
Shaun Tomson - Former World Champion Surfer, Ocean advocate 
Skye Walker - Artist 
Beth Wood - Musician 
Steve Wood - Musician 
Travis Weller - Professional runner and artist 
Justin Williams- Professional cyclist and entrepreneur 
Skylar Wilson - Filmmaker 
EJ Worland - Band 
Richard Yelland - Filmmaker 
Ayler Young - DJ, Music Producer