A SLOMotion and Respect the Funk film
STOKE CHASERS
With the big screen premiere of Chris Burkard’s new film Unnur
December 5th is a night to celebrate filmmakers and local creative culture on the Central Coast. Both Stoke Chasers and Unnur have played in festivals across country, and reached around the world. This is the first time both films will be seen on the big screen! Each film will have a filmmaker Q&A post screening.
Saturday, December 5th at 5:00pm PST
In-Person Screening
We are excited to announce that there will be a limited, socially distanced, outdoor screening at Whalebird Kombucha. Located at: 3576 Empleo St Unit #1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Program
STOKE CHASERS
8 minutes, directed by Jo Anna Edmison, 2020
With a filter that is oh-so-California, this film — which was shot on 16mm film — celebrates young women athletes breaking into sports long dominated by men. They are skateboarders, surfers and longboarders. “Headstrong is a word reserved for girls who break the mold,” one says. “And the mold is to play it safe.”
Following the screening:
A Q&A with film director Jo Anna Edmison
UNNUR
17 minutes, directed by Chris Burkard, 2020
Icelandic photographer Elli Thor lives with his daughter Unnur — who is named after the god of the ocean’s daughter — in a cabin near the beach. Fifteen years after surviving a near-death experience while kayaking, it is surfing and living a simple life with Unnur that gives Thor’s life meaning. Unnur is a tender snapshot of a father who tries to give his daughter the courage to follow her path, not the one society chooses for her.