Sports Illustrated features Dirty Old Wedge
Sports Illustrated wrote: Last week, a film about the notorious Wedge in Newport Beach opened at the Newport Beach Film Festival, chronicling the history of one of the gnarliest waves on the West Coast. The Wedge was created when the break wall was built in the 1930s and has been a summer phenomenon ever since when big south swells pound the beach. The wave jacks up to 20 feet or more before barreling and terminating on the sand. Because of its shallow nature, it became a hav
OC WEEKLY: Dirty Old Wedge is Biggest Ticket Seller Ever at Newport Beach Film Festival
Facing a boisterous audience at the Lido Theatre that had given Dirty Old Wedge a fourth sellout at this month's Newport Beach Film Festival, NBFF CEO Gregg Schwenk announced Wednesday night that the action-sports documentary had just become the biggest ticket seller in the festival's 17-year history. ...con't click here for full article: http://www.ocweekly.com/news/dirty-old-wedge-is-biggest-ticket-seller-ever-at-newport-beach-film-festival-7153298 #ocweekly #dirtyoldwedge
SURFLINE: 'Dirty Old Wedge' Profiles SoCal's Most Notorious Wave
New documentary shows the triumphs and tragedies of Newport Beach's Wedge Around the same time the Zephyr skateboard team emerged from the seedy streets of Venice Beach, a similar crew of likeminded hellions was forming to the south, in the silver spoon community of Newport Beach. But while the Z-Boys were infamous for an aggressive style and wearing blue Vans, their Orange County counterparts were celebrated for calculated tans and flamboyant speedos. ...con't Click here for
VICE features Dirty Old Wedge
Thanks to VICE Sports for covering Dirty Old Wedge and interviewing Director Tim Burnham The Wedge, off the coast of Orange County's densely populated Newport Beach, is unlike any other wave in the world. Appearing first as a ripple, the wave initially builds into the sort of two-foot mush a beginner might paddle into during his first surf lesson. Then with little warning, it quadruples in size and speed to create a hulking mountain of water with barrels that rarely have an e
7 Miles of Paradise releases on VOD
Documentary '7 Miles of Paradise' starring Anastasia Ashley, Sunny Garcia, Jamie O'brien, Makua Rothman and Koa Rothman is now available on all VOD platforms worldwide. Here's the summary: The North Shore is a 7 Mile stretch of paradise like no other on Earth. Every year thousands of people flock to the North Shore of Oahu to see the world's best surfers ride arguably the world's best waves. Pro surfers have created their careers, made their livings and even become legends fr
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary is accepted into Newport Beach Film Festival
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary is proud to announce it is an official selection of the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival. For more information and ticket info click the link below: http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/event/fish-the-surfboard-film/ #newportbeachfilmfestival #fish #fishthesurfboarddocumentary #robmachado #surf #surfing #surffilm #surfdvd
Dirty Old Wedge sets world premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
The Wedge is a piece of shoreline along the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, CA famous for its waves. Beginning in the thirties with the construction of the new Newport Harbor entrance and its accidental creation of the Wedge, follow its backstory and how it made an impact on a community of beach natives all the way to present day, as well as the history of body surfing, surfing, boogie boarding, and the creation of the blackball flag. Check this link for ticket info: https
