Green Surf Board Documentary - Press Release

PRESS RELEASE - 11-28-11
For Immediate Release

Contact:   Andrew Rice, Co-Producer
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David Whitney and Andrew Rice of Kenai Productions are excited to announce their latest video project, EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY, a feature length documentary about the evolution of surf boards and the current efforts to develop environmentally friendly boards.

Kenai Productions, a Maui-based production company and member of the Maui Film Alliance, has over 20 years experience in all aspects of video production. EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY is Kenai's debut feature-length production, and has already garnered the support of many industry veterans.

Kenai is seeking pre-production funding through Kickstarter.com, a crowd funding website that facilitates investment pledges from the public for all kinds of great projects. "Investors" can pledge $10 to $5,000 toward EBHS, and will not be charged until the full amount of $12,950 is raised in the specified amount of time. With less than 60 days to reach their goal, every pledge counts, and you can help.

Where does the money go, you ask?

PHASE I

• Develop production plan and pitch materials in order to attach sponsors, professional surfers, and 5 ground-breaking shapers.
• Write Treatment/Script - researched and written by David Whitney
• Produce the 5 Minute Teaser- shot and edited by Andrew Rice
• Kickstart the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge - coordinated by Ken “Woozer” Goring

Their mission is to develop the materials necessary to acquire complete funding for the documentary from sponsors, like QuickSilver, Billabong, Dakine, and other big surfing companies.  We will also be approaching green organizations and private investors.

How you can help

Make a pledge on their Kickstarter Campaign page by going to:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/59320557/every-board-has-a-story

Learn more about David and Andrew at KenaiProductions.com, you can view their reel and stay up to date on the project at the Kenai Productions Blog:
http://www.kenaiproductions.com/blog/category/every-board-has-a-story.html

If you or someone you know is involved in the next generation of surfboard design, and is a candidate for the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge please contact Andrew at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mahalo for your support!

Synopsis

EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY is a multifaceted feature length documentary about the evolution of surf boards and the current efforts to produce environmentally friendly boards. The projects mission is to honor the past while creating an opportunity, an inspiration, and a call to action for environmentally conscious alternatives.

Thread 1: The film follows the 1st Annual Green Surf Board Challenge as board designers race to develop their innovative boards in time for the international trials held at one of the world’s choice surf locations. The project will document five notable participants’ setbacks and triumphs as they risk their reputations on their visions of the future of surfing.

Thread 2: The documentary explores the history and evolution of surfboard design from the original hand-made Hawaiian wooden boards to the manufacturing of modern synthetic boards. Segments include interviews with master board shapers asking them about their craft and ideas for the future.

Thread 3: Interview surf icons about the glory (and the contradictions) of their boards of choice, their assessments of green boards, and would going green take the joy out of surfing?

Kickstarter Campaign Url:

http://kck.st/v7Zf5N
or
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/59320557/every-board-has-a-story

Images:

http://www.kenaiproductions.com/pr/EBHS-PR-IMAGES.zip

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