麻豆传媒映画

At 麻豆传媒映画, research on surf/skate culture brings communities together.

The(Oct. 9鈥�12 at 麻豆传媒映画) is a labor of love connecting local and international surf and skate scholars and experts with students and the public: it is a comprehensive examination of surfing, skateboarding, and other board sports. 

Free and open to the public, the third biennial conference features 20+ panels, three film screenings, networking events, a paddle out and skate session. 

Keynote speakers Steve Van Doren, Vans Shoes vice president of events and promotions, and Bryce Wettstein, a two-time Olympian skateboarder (Tokyo and Paris) kick off the conference at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 in Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Theatre. 

Neftalie Williams, director of the , moderates the conversation.

鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Steve Van Doren and explore the incredible legacy of Vans across skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, music, and virtually every facet of youth culture,鈥� said Williams. 鈥淗is insights will help students understand how to build and sustain a culturally relevant business across generations. As the perfect complement Bryce Wettstein will share her journey as an Olympian, professional skateboarder, and college student 鈥� offering a powerful perspective that will inspire students and highlight the intersection of skateboarding, business, media, and culture.鈥�

Conference panels include: , , , and

Special guest Tom P艒haku Stone, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, master crafter and educator, will shape a Native Hawaiian surfboard (辫补辫补丑别鈥檈苍补濒耻) out of an 80-pound slab of redwood for two days during the conference on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 at Tula Community Center. Visitors are invited to actively engage in the hand-building process, and at the same time learn about Native culture while making an original board that remains at 麻豆传媒映画. 

For cultural accuracy, Stone noted the project is all-inclusive. 鈥淚n Hawaiian, it鈥檚 a 办腻办辞耻 thing 鈥� it's an all-of-us thing. We very much like to see that perpetuated,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t's party time 鈥� Hawaiian style. It's also really, really satisfying when you figure out how to work the planer.鈥�   

Stone believes when students get excited about something, it's an avenue into more forms of study and research. At 麻豆传媒映画, the Center for Skateboarding Action Sports and Social Change, the Center for Surf Research, and the Surf/Skate Collaborative, provide students with research support.

鈥淚n Hawaiian culture, when you make a lei, when you compose a mele, when you make a surfboard 鈥� you're putting your intentions into that thing 鈥� your mana, your essence,鈥� said Stone鈥檚 wife Anne. 鈥淲hen people come and participate in putting their mana into a board, it makes that board more special for us.鈥� Stone and his wife built 12 he驶e h艒lua sleds for the 鈥淐hief of War鈥� historical drama series on AppleTV+ starring Jason Momoa. These are what Native Hawaiians used to sled down mountains some 2,000 years ago and in the 1990s an effort to revive the sled making began 鈥� led by Stone. 鈥淭he crazy thing is (the series) introduced the world to what we've been doing for 30 years,鈥� Stone said.

Surfboard documentary

Independent filmmaker Robert Helphand (鈥�96 M.A. telecommunications and film) will show his 2024 documentary, 鈥溾��

The film follows the founder of Wave Tools. At age 12, Helphand received a Wave Tools surfboard as a gift from his mother, 鈥渁nd to this day, it's the most amazing gift I've ever been given 鈥� because it literally changed the trajectory of my life,鈥� Helphand said.  

Helphand and film partner Tony Gentile, who previously made a short film about vintage surfboard collectors featuring Collins in the opening visual, set out to explore his life journey in greater depth, highlighting his perseverance and masterful board-shaping, beginning with the Newport Beach shop he opened in 1969. One of the most rewarding moments for Helphand was seeing the words 鈥淪OLD OUT鈥� on the marquee at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach at the premiere (with Collins in attendance) last October. Helphand said Collins was surprised that people actually remembered him. 鈥淗e was just blown away at how excited people were. That turnout was just mind-blowing.鈥�

The film screening is at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 at 140 Hardy Tower.

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麻豆传媒映画 conference sponsors include: College of Arts and Letters, Surf/Skate Collaborative, Center for Skateboarding, Action Sports, and Social Change, L, Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Center for Surf Research, Department of Sociology, American Indian Studies Department, Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies, Center for Public and Oral History, Master of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences (MALAS).