"Season of Surf" to Premiere April 18 in Texas
Apr 07 2007 / Houston, TX
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HURRICANE SEASON SETS TEXAS SURFING AT ITS PEAK.
A FILM DOCUMENTING A HISTORICAL SEASON OF SURF PREMIERING APRIL 18
HOUSTON - The 2005 hurricane season will forever be remembered for its powerful and deadly storms and surges. However, surfers on the Texas Gulf Coast looked toward the horizon for glassy, overhead walls rolling toward their beaches.A FILM DOCUMENTING A HISTORICAL SEASON OF SURF PREMIERING APRIL 18
JEL Productions is proud to introduce their third surfing feature, Season of Surf; a film capturing the world’s best surfers, along with Texas’ top surfing talent riding some of the greatest waves to ever hit Texas shores during the 2005 hurricane season.
From Galveston to South Padre Island, JEL Productions captures the raw power of hurricane surf. With the anticipation of world class waves being produced from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, professional surfers from across the nation appeared in Texas, ready to experiment the Gulf waters. Season of Surf follows the hurricane chasing adventures of professional surfers such as; Josh Hoyer, Josh Sleigh, Matt Keenan and Sam Hammer.
This documentary style film incorporates interviews and images that capture the anticipation and bliss during this season of phenomenal surf. Season of Surf also allows outsiders a look into the surfing lifestyle to experience the excitement that each new storm, depression or hurricane brings to the Texas surfing community.
There has never been a surfing film that showcases the extreme conditions of a Texas hurricane season. Season of Surf interviews Ed Brandon, ABC13 Houston Eyewitness News weather anchor, for official hurricane information and consults with Texas surfers such as James Walters, Layne Losee, Frank Floyd, Micah Steph, Ellis Pickett, Brad Lomax and many more.
Season of Surf premieres April 18 at Next night club at 8 p.m... This event will also premiere Cookies & Cream, a JEL Productions film that solely features Texas surfers. These two surfing films are driven by the local scene and surfing family and undoubtedly embody the true passion of a Texas surfer.
Premieres are also planned to hit Galveston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, South Padre Island and Austin. A full schedule of events, dates and venues can be found at www.jelsurf.com.
"Season of Surf" is produced by James Walters and edited by Dan Zindler.
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