  | A small film about making a big standGroundswell Film Premieres |
This NFTF introduces a new set of voices supporting the conservation of our spectacular coast. Last fall, Raincoast set sail with Patagonia, their world-famous team of surfers and Canada’s top ranked surfer Pete Devries. We embarked on an adventure that allowed these high profile ambassadors for marine life to experience this amazing coast. We encountered incredible wildlife, explored rivers full of salmon, and shared surf line-ups with whales and dolphins. Our collaboration with accomplished filmmaker, Chris Malloy, has produced a remarkable 25-minute documentary titled GROUNDSWELL. It chronicles not only a world-class surfing adventure, but provides a cerebral and compelling examination of an issue that embodies a great many aspects of today’s environmental challenges and opportunities: our energy future, geopolitics, aboriginal rights and title, and more. Raincoast crew and local First Nation leaders drive the narrative. View the trailer. The BC screenings of Groundswell will also feature another short Raincoast documentary titled Reflections: Art for an oil-free coast that premiered at the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival. The premiere for Groundswell will be held in Canada’s surf capital, Tofino on November 1st; followed by Victoria (Nov 2) and Vancouver (Nov 3). A tour of US coastal cities and surf meccas will follow BC. Shows, tickets and locations can be found here. The film showings come as Raincoast prepares for the Joint Review Panel hearings on the Northern Gateway Proposal. Thankyou to our sponsors! Patagonia, Hemp & Company, Measure Accounting Co, Shelter Restraunt, HtO Sun Surf Swimwear, The Conservation Alliance, Tofino Sea Kayaking Co and the University of Victoria. Please support our work to remove the threat of tankers from Canada’s raincoast. Forward this story to a friend forward this email to a friend | 
