As film festivals go, it’s true to say this one is making waves.
"You see these incredible images of these people riding waves that are like mountains," said Matthew Wesson, a Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival organizer.
According to Wesson, various films will be screened, including one about a large swell that reached about 20 feet in Ventura in December 2023.
"Mostly documentaries, or they highlight a singular event. There's a film by a local filmmaker...called 17 at 20. It was the big swell we had a few years ago, where there was flooding in Ventura."
The fifth annual festival is September 26 and 27 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.
