Stoker Machine

12 minutes | 2023 | USA

Stoker Machine puts you in the ocean and shares a folklore, capturing the spirit of Stoke through surf cinematography and unique, colorful hand-drawn animation.

Overview

Stoker Machine is an award-winning animated surf documentary. Chad Campbell, an expert surfer, discovers a mysterious surfboard on the big island of Hawaii. The retro board provides only a phone number and an email address as clues to its origin, leading Chad to accidentally uncover a central-coast California surf legend. The man they call, "Stoker".

Stoker Machine puts you in the ocean and shares a folklore, capturing the spirit of Stoke through surf cinematography and unique, colorful hand-drawn animation. Stoker Machine goes beyond the surface-level thrills of surfing. It attempts to capture the essence of Stoke. Discover the magical and sometimes funny relationship between surfer and surfboard.

Featured at Coast Film & Music Festival 2023

Coast Q&A | Stoker Machine with Pat Parnell and Director, Darieus Legg - WATCH NOW

Production Team

Director: Darieus Legg