La Perla del Mar Chapel in Shell Beach - Friday, December 11th - 6pm to 10pm

Filmmakers, Tiffany Campbell and Andria Lesser have been working for over 2 years and are thrilled to share Dear & Yonder with the California Central Coast community. The film features many women surfing their beloved home breaks (the "Dear"), such as San Francisco bodysurfer Judith Sheridan formidable waves and Santa Cruz surfer/shaper Ashley Lloyd who seeks out ecologically sustainable materials available in order to perfect her craft.
Other women featured in the film venture well beyond the comfort of their home breaks to the far reaches of the earth (the "Yonder"), such as Liz Clark who is single handedly sailing around the world in search of waves and new shores. Explosive top surfing rofessionals, Sofia Mulanovich, Stephanie Gilmore, Silvana Lima, Coco Ho and others travel to Indonesia and showcase their skills on some of the best waves on Earth.

Primarily shot on 16mm film by expert cinematographers: Thomas Campbell, Scott Soens, Bali Strickland, Tiffany Campbell, John Smart and Dave Homcy. The imagery is further enhanced by music selections mined from the vast world of sound. Including original compositions by accomplished violinist Jennifer Curtis, underground band of surfers The Rustangs, and local musicians from the Tuamotus Islands. Independent music provided by Vetiver, Black Mountain, The Magnetic Fields, Tim Cohen, Calexico, and Tussle. Josh and Jason Diamond, editors of well known surf movies: Seedling, Sprout, Thread, and most recently The Present, apply their skills in the editing suite, and artists Jeff Canham, Nat Russell and Lori Damiano lend their talents throughout the project.

Tiffany and Andria tie these carefully crafted pieces together in a rare and genuine story about our human bond with the sea told from the female perspective. In the filmmaker's words "Our hope is for the depth and beauty of the film to traverse perceived boundaries and for each viewer to take a meaningful piece with them that will percolate positively back into our communities and lineups. Dear and Yonder is our way of giving something back to the thing we love."

Music this evening provides by local San Louis Obispo musicians, "Jerome and Friends". Locally crafted beer, wine and excellent food from SLO Down Pub of Arroyo Grande and Ellie's Gourmet of Shell beach will be available from 6:00pm to 7:30pm and the film starts at 7:30pm with a Q&A afterwards.

If you can't make the premiere like the rest of us Left Coasters, support the film and get the DVD, offered through their website www.dearandyonder.com

Check out the Trailer below!