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Contact:<\/b> David L. Brown (415) 515 5079<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 8, 2007<\/p>\n

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Of Wind and Waves: The Life of Woody Brown<\/strong><\/em> to Air on PBS Hawaii on December 11, 2007<\/span>
\n Of Wind and Waves:\u00a0 The Life of Woody Brown <\/em><\/strong>, an award-winning hour-long documentary on a 95-year-old legend in the worlds of surfing, sailing and soaring, will receive its Hawaii broadcast premiere on PBS Hawaii on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 8 p.m. <\/strong>Woody Brown has not only lived a life full of remarkable adventure and accomplishment \u2013 including inventing<\/p>\n

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David and Woody accept the Golden Maile Award for Best Documentary for “Surfing for Life” at the Hawaii International Film Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the modern catamaran, setting world gliding records, and surfing Hawai\u2019i\u2019s 25-foot surf in the early 1940s \u2013 but he has also done so with a kind of selflessness and generosity that have made him a role model for three generations of Hawaiians and virtually everyone who has met him.\u00a0 Two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, David L. Brown (Surfing for Life),<\/em> produced, directed and photographed the film.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker David Brown states, \u201cWoody is like a modern Thoreau on a surfboard, living in harmony with the world around him, alive to the possibilities of each new day, and following his own singular vision of how to be in the world.\u201d\u00a0The documentary captures his unique blend of enthusiasm, wisdom, humor and spirituality that have made him a truly inspirational figure. Born to great wealth in New York City, Woody ran away from the life of privilege to become a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Lindbergh at age 16.\u00a0 The film portrays his journey to become a world record glider pilot, surfing pioneer and inventor.\u00a0 It also depicts the tragic death of Woody\u2019s first wife in childbirth which led to the painful decision to let relatives adopt his two children.<\/p>\n

Of Wind and Waves<\/em><\/strong> provides a valuable cross-cultural portrait of the land, people and culture of Hawai\u2019i over the six and a half decade span of Woody\u2019s life there. While the explosive economic growth of the islands has unquestionably undermined and obscured many Hawaiian traditions, Woody Brown\u2019s story shows that the spirit of aloha <\/em>remains very much alive. Of Wind and Waves<\/em> won the \u201cInspiration Award\u201d at Mountainfilm in Telluride in May of 2006 and \u201cBest Surfing Film\u201d at the Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia.\u00a0 The 35-minute version won the \u201cAudience Award for Best Short\u201d at the 2004 Maui Film Festival.<\/p>\n

PRESS QUOTES<\/h3>\n

\u201cPowerfully moving.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes thrilling, often inspirational\u2026the highly satisfying tale of a man whose dedication to nature, simplicity, freedom and fun provide inspiration for all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Leslie Katz, San Francisco Examiner<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis endearing one-hour profile of big-wave legend and nonagenarian free spirit, Woody Brown, succeeds in transcending the sports-doc genre by tapping into its subject\u2019s knack for aging joyfully\u2026 His generosity of spirit is impossible to resist.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Michael Fox, San Francisco Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA captivating story abut a man whose outlook on life is infectious and inspiring\u2026the best kick-in-the-pants since Lester Burnham quit his job in American Beauty<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 The Onion<\/em><\/p>\n

“Of Wind and Waves<\/em> presents the truly inspirational tale of the 94-years-young surfing, gliding and sailing legend, Woody Brown.\u00a0 Full of timeless advice and captivating stories, this bio-documentary from San Francisco\u2019s David L. Brown tells the story of one of surfing\u2019s most overlooked legends.\u00a0 There are true gems of wisdom hidden in this movie that are rewarding for all.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Santa Barbara Independent<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be hard to imagine a more epic, thrilling life, and it\u2019s a good thing that award-winning filmmaker David Brown was there to put the pieces together in a new one-hour documentary.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Stuart Coleman,\u00a0 Honolulu Weekly. <\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cA lot of fun \u2013 joie du vivre \u2013 colors Woody Brown\u2019s life, and this is reflected in the film by David Brown\u2026.A rich and resonant story for surfers and non-surfers alike.\u00a0 Woody\u2019s is a life that transcends categories.\u00a0 A memorable and often heartbreaking documentary.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Burt Burlingame, Honolulu Star-Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA satisfying one hour film that somehow manages to document the long litany of Woody\u2019s accomplishments while constructing an emotionally powerful story of loss and redemption.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Michael Tsai, Honolulu Advertiser:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWoody Brown\u2019s story is indeed remarkable \u2013 and remarkably fit for cinema.\u00a0 Filmmaker David Brown tapped into an impressive archive of film and photography to complement Woody\u2019s story.\u00a0 Most laudable is that Brown extends the film\u2019s perspective beyond the typical life-of-a-legend narrative.\u00a0 Woody Brown\u2019s story is most of all an honest telling of an extraordinary life \u2013 wipeouts included.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Krista Walton, The Maui News<\/em><\/p>\n

Click to see Press Photos.<\/a><\/p>\n

FILMMAKER BIO<\/h3>\n

The Filmmakers<\/h3>\n

David L. Brown<\/h5>\n

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David L. Brown<\/strong> is a three-time Emmy Award-winning San Francisco documentary filmmaker who has produced, written and directed over 80 productions and 17 broadcast documentaries on a variety of topics and issues. His documentaries have received over 85 international awards and three Emmy Awards, and have been broadcast on PBS and in sixteen other countries. His recent work includes: Going the Distance: Journeys of Recovery<\/em><\/strong>, profiling the injuries and recoveries of four survivors of traumatic brain injury, that won Most Inspirational Film at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival and aired nationally on PBS; Keeper of the Beat: A Woman\u2019s Journey into the Heart of Drumming<\/em><\/strong>, that won runner-up for the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival; Running for Jim<\/em>, a feature-length documentary on a legendary cross country coach who contracts ALS (Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease) that won Best Documentary, Soho International Film Festival and the Audience Award, Tiburon Film Festival; The Bridge So Far: A Suspense Story<\/em><\/strong>, a comedic 56-minute documentary on the troubled history of the new east span of the S.F.-Oakland Bay Bridge that received two Emmy Awards (Best Documentary and Best Graphics and Animation in a Program) and aired on national PBS; Seniors for Peace<\/em><\/strong>, a half-hour portrait of an extraordinarily passionate and articulate group of senior peace activists (average age 84) that aired on PBS; Of Wind and Waves: The Life of Woody Brown<\/em><\/strong>; an hour-long profile of legendary 94-year-old surfer\/sailor, Woody Brown (Emmy nomination for Best Documentary, Inspiration Award at Mountainfilm in Telluride) that aired on national PBS; and Surfing for Life<\/em><\/strong>, a feature-length documentary on older surfers as models of healthy aging. It screened theatrically in 40 cities, was broadcast on over 180 PBS stations, won 15 international awards, and was profiled in The New York Times Magazine<\/strong>,<\/em> Parade Magazine, on National Public Radio and ABC\u2019s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings<\/strong>.<\/em> The San Francisco Chronicle called it \u201ca treasure..perhaps the most intelligent treatment of surfing ever captured on film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown produced three hour-long films on nuclear issues culminating in Bound by the Wind<\/em><\/strong>, a documentary on the global human and environmental legacy of nuclear weapons testing and the plight of the world\u2019s \u201cdownwinders.\u201d The Boston Globe called Bound by the Wind\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> \u201cfar and away the best film on the nuclear legacy.\u201d He produced three film festivals on nuclear and environmental issues and a week-long festival honoring the documentary pioneers, the Maysles Brothers: The Al Maysles Memorial Film Festival<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For twenty two years, Brown taught Documentary Filmmaking and the History of Documentary at City College of San Francisco. He has also taught filmmaking classes at U.C. Berkeley Extension, Diablo Valley College, Film Arts Foundation and San Francisco Film Society. His website is www.DLBfilms.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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