Surfalorus Film Fest kicks off four days of cinematic stoke in September with Drive-in

Come Hear NC presents the 9th annual Surfalorus Film Festival – back for another session of amazing, surf-inspired films certain to delight surfers and ocean-lovers of all ages.

The festival kicks off Thursday, September 24 at 7 p.m. with a Drive-in at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.

The opening night “A-frames and Tube Drains” program includes OBX wunderkind Logan Marshall’s love letter to the barrier island chain, Abeyance, along with four other stoke-filled shorts taking you from Costa Rica to Senegal. The cost is $20 per car. Tickets can be purchased here.

The full schedule runs September 25-27 online for free.

The festival’s 15 official selections cover lots of liquid territory, from Sean Santiago’s call to action about his hometown Isabela in Puerto Rico, Lo Que Hay, to a fascinating look at niche board hoards in Anthony Gentile’s Collectors: Vol. 1, there’s a little something for the hardcore thruster as well as the asymmetric hipster.

This year’s crop has a pair of entries from the WSL, a number of international shorts that illustrate the sport’s global reach, and a classic documentary on the rise of surf culture in San Francisco, Mark Gunson’s Great Highway.

Sunday wraps up with a collection of flicks made by and for women who surf. Just Go F#%$ing Surfing, from director Juul Hesselberth follows four Aussie surfers as they navigate the world of professional surfing while Tofino Is A Place offers a glimpse at the female surfers of British Columbia’s hidden surf enclave. Sea Salt Wind is a unique narrative film from Winston-Salem director Zack Fox starring UNCW graduate Arriana Tysinger.

Throughout the festival, there will be interviews and Q&As with filmmakers and surfers, including cast members from Netflix’s Outer Banks. Read about all of the films in the lineup at surfalorus.com. Tickets are available at https://www.goelevent.com/Surfalorus/e/Search

Drive up to the OBX of NC or tune in from anywhere in the world for this amazing collection of surf-oriented film, brought to you by Come Hear NC, the Cucalorus Film Foundation, the Dare County Arts Council and sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.

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