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This Sunday, October 21st, join
Save The Waves, Mollusk Surf Shop & friends for the San Francisco benefit screening of "Chasing Dora' featuring Wingnut, Mickey Munoz, Kelly Slater and more.
Before the film starts, enjoy 21st Amendment microbrews, a surf raffle and live music by the El Dorados between 6:30pm - 8pm!
CHASING DORA
a Save the Waves benefit screening
Produced by TJ Barrack and Wes Brown, the filmmakers behind "Islands in the Stream" and "Peel: The Peru Project," this screening of "Chasing Dora" is made possible by the generous support of Fuel TV.
screening
Sunday, October 21
6:30pm doors open
8:00pm film begins
Come early and enjoy live music by The Eldorados, surf raffle and micro-brews provided by local San Francisco brewers, 21st Amendment.
where
the historic Victoria Theatre
2961 16th Street (at Mission), San Francisco
(415) 863-7576
map | one block south of the 16th & Mission Bart Station
parking
o Parking garage: 42 Hoff St. Lot closes at 2AM
o Street parking: best near South Van Ness
general admission:
o $10 at door | $25 VIP |
Online tickets
o VIP Tickets include premiere theater seating, drink ticket, Save The Waves membership and goodie bag.
 about chasing dora
"Chasing Dora" is the story of three California surfers who decided to bring to life an epic challenge thrown down by one of surfing's greatest stylists, the renowned maverick, Miki Dora, who died in 2002 at age 67. Dora was one of the
sport's most iconic figures. He railed against the commercialization of surfing, yet endorsed one of the best-selling surfboard models of the mid- 1960s surf boom; he decried competitive surfing, yet still chose to enter some, and floated
schemes to promote others; he shunned publicity, yet managed to use the surf media to create an almost mythic persona for himself. "Chasing Dora" takes on one of his radical ideas - that the ultimate test of a truly great surfer would be
in a contest for the longest wave ridden, on a self-made wooden board, with no equipment or accessories that stemmed from the industrial age - no plastics, no neoprene suits, no surf leashes.
The challenge took the film's stars, Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, Marc Andreini (local San Francisco surfer), and Mickey "The Mongoose" Muņoz, halfway around the world to Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, where they faced some of the largest swells
of the year on their hand-made wood boards, wearing nothing but wool trunks and vests in frigid 50 degree water. But "Chasing Dora" is not just a film of retro adventure. By a fortunate coincidence, the crew arrived at Jeffrey's Bay just
after a top-flight World Championship Tour event and many of the pro surfers had stuck around to enjoy free surfing in the fantastic surf conditions. Amazing contemporary action from World Champions Kelly Slater and Andy Irons stands in
stark contrast to Dora's anachronistic challenge.
 about the filmmakers
"Chasing Dora" is a film by TJ Barrack and Wes Brown, who is the grandson of Bruce Brown, whose mid-1960s movie "The Endless Summer" remains the most successful surf film of all time.
Wes Brown's father, Dana, is also an accomplished documentary surf filmmaker, best known for his 2003 hit, "Step Into Liquid" and soon to be released "High Water" coming out summer/fall 2007.
Chasing Dora has gone on to win many prestigious Film Festivals around the world.
more about the filmmakers>
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 starring:
o Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, Marc Andreini, Mickey Munoz
o Appearances by Andy Irons, Pat O'Connell, Kelly Slater, Donovan Frankenreiter
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