Of The Sea

A female-driven surf film that follows a mother and her entrepreneurial efforts to raise awareness of the world’s plastic consumption.

Film Festival Screenings and Awards

Surfalorus Film Festival – Emerging Filmmaker Award

NFFTY – Audience Award, Jury Award Nomination 

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival – Best NM Documentary Short

Huntington Beach Film Festival – Best Surf Short

Save the Waves Film Festival – Official Selection

Coast Film Festival – Official Selection

Sunshine Coast Surf Film Festival – Official Selection

SEA x SEA Southeast Asia x Seattle Film Festival – Official Selection

 

San Pedro International Film Festival – Official Selection

Catalina Film Festival – Official Selection

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival – Official Selection

Coast Film Festival – Official Selection

Ringerike International Youth Film Festival – Official Selection

Key West International Film Festival – Official Selection

Action! International Film Festival – Official Selection

Fort Meyers International Film Festival – Official Selection

2019 American Society of Cinematographers Richard H. Kline Student Heritage Award Nominatio

Meet the filmmaker:

Jordyn Romero

Jordyn Romero is a documentary filmmaker, lady slider, and adventure chaser. She grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Santa Fe, NM where she spent most weekends racing down the Rio Grande or hiking for fresh powder. From this innate need for exploration, her passion for filmmaking was born.

She moved to California for university and fell in love with the ocean. Her escape from dense suburbia, surfing became a daily habit, and she discovered a whole new world of stories that could be told from this underwater lens.

At the end of the day, she is an adventurer with unyielding compassion about challenging and changing the norm. She is currently working on a new documentary following a young Sri Lankan surfer who is the first to transcend generations of societal norms to inspire more women on waves.

“This film was inspired by my personal relationship with Katherine, who I met two years before the start of this film at a surf and brunch event that she hosted at her home in Malibu, California. I left feeling inspired by Katherine’s dedication to creating a community of strong female surfers for the environment. Her story encapsulated every theme I wanted for a film: Female empowerment, environmental activism, and surfing, of course.”

We are a community of seasters