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2020 Colorado Showcase

Picture

Presents:
​people (of water)
​New England, USA, 2019 (23 min)
Forest Woodward

Sunday, February 23
2:00PM

Picture
Synopsis
For thousands of years, Outrigger Canoes have been a part of diverse cultures and people around the world. (people) of water follows the story of Rob Prechtl, a member of the US Men’s Raft Team, as they embark on a journey to learn the craft of outrigger paddling by traveling from the rivers of Colorado to the ocean off the coast of Kauai.

Backstory
A few years back, we were commissioned by CHACOS to document the Men's US Raft Team attempt to break the speed record down the Grand Canyon. Over the course of an entire year, we documented the team as they trained, built a boat, and attempted to raft 277 miles in 34 hours.

It didn’t take long before the team was in search of the next challenge. They quickly set their sites on Outrigger Canoeing and set off on a new mission, The Na’Pali Challenge - a 40 mile race along the northwest coast of Kauai.
​
Director
Forest Woodward

Producer - Gnarly Bay
Dan Riordan
Dana Saint
​Starring
​
Bobby Puakea
Johnny Puakea
Rose Lum
Teo Chow
​USA Rafting Team
John Mark Seelig
Seth Mason
Kurt Kincel
Matt Norfleet
Jeremiah Williams
Robbie Prechtl
Na Pali Challenge
Women Competitors​

Jenna Quinn
Jaimie Kinard
Jennifer Fratzke
Darcie Gray
Dane Ward
​Lindsey Shank

​About
Forest Woodward is an internationally published and awarded photographer and filmmaker based out of Asheville, North Carolina.

With an eye towards issues of social and environmental justice, Forest's recent projects have led him from the the fields of the South Central Florida following stories of migrant farm workers, to the side canyons of Lake Powell investigating the water wars of the American West, and most recently to the front lines of climate change in the deep South Pacific.

Throughout his work Forest seeks to document his subjects in a way that transcends politics and prejudice and offers the viewer an opportunity to engage in relevant contemporary issues through a humanistic lens.

​Forest's photographs have been widely published, with notable appearances in National Geographic, Esquire and The Atlantic. His films Food Chains and The Important Places have screened in dozens of countries, with festivals including Tribeca and Berlinale, receiving critical acclaim and an array of awards including "Best Short Film" from Banff Mountain Film Festival and the James Beard Award.
https://www.forestwoodward.com/
https://www.gnarlybay.com/

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  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • 2023 Raffle
  • 2023 Program
    • 2023 Community Conversations >
      • 3/11 - Celebrating the Stories of our LGBTQ+ Asian American Pacific Islander Community
      • 3/12 - Celebrating the Stories of our Multiracial AAPI Community
    • 2023 Short Films Showcase >
      • Amache Rose
      • Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya Findings
      • Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls
      • One Fine Day
      • Paddles on the Water
      • Soon
      • Thread
    • 2023 Emerging Artists Showcase >
      • 1992
      • Daruma
      • Esperanza
      • it's in the cards, fatherhood
      • My Grandpa Says He's an Alien
      • The Pomegranate Tree
      • The Waterspout
      • Yesterday I Was the Moon
  • Sponsors / Donors
  • Previous Programs
    • 2022 Program >
      • 2022 Community Conversations >
        • 3/5 - CAPU
        • 3/6 - AGI
      • 2022 Short Films Showcase >
        • #AsianAmResilience Microdocs
        • good enough
        • In Wake of the Crashing Dawn
        • Projections
        • Charlie
        • Desert Lotus
        • Ara, Untamed
        • My Name is not Amy
      • 2022 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Sino Ako
        • All Mine
        • Winter Glass Glare
        • Core
        • Maa
        • Heart Sutra
    • 2021 Program >
      • 2021 Short Film Showcase >
        • #AsianAMCovidStories
        • Duo Pandemia
        • Mastery I & II
        • Ib Tsug 13 Hnub
        • Ntuj Tsim Txom
        • Mechamorphosis
        • The 3 Day Nun
        • The Loyal Betrayal
        • Voices
      • 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Check Box: Other
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter >
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S2
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S1
        • Safe
        • In the Spotlight
    • 2020 Program >
      • Digital Program Book
      • 2020 Creative Conversations >
        • 2/21 - Best Tasting Wild Foods of Colorado​
        • 2/22 - Health & Mental Health
        • 2/22 - Mushroom Foraging 101
      • 2020 Asian American Documentaries >
        • Palliative
        • Love Boat: Taiwan
      • 2020 Colorado Showcase >
        • The Rock Within
        • Ma
        • For Tashi
        • people (of water)
        • Not Pictured
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
      • Ang Larawan (The Portrait)
      • Asian American Artist Showcase
    • 2019 Program >
      • 2019 Film Shorts >
        • Runner
        • Tears of the Sky
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
        • My Escape
      • 2019 CU Denver Showcase >
        • Three Worlds One Stage
        • Virtual Mandala
      • 2019 Festival Talkbacks >
        • Creative Leadership Talkback
        • CU Filmmaker Q&A
        • Film Industry Talkback
    • 2018 Program
    • 2017 Program >
      • Taipei Story
      • The Last Princess
      • Mid-Length Films Block
      • Ten Years
      • What's in the Darkness
      • Millennium Actress
      • The Future Perfect
      • Youth of the Beast
      • Being Good
      • Heart Attack
      • Bloody Dairy
      • Bruce Takes Dragon Town
      • Cowboy and Indian
      • Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story
      • Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
      • Mango Sticky Rice
      • Night-Fly
      • Sumo Road - The Musical
      • Threads - The Art and Life of Surayia Rahman
      • Twenty Years
    • 2016 Program >
      • Wolf Children
      • Uzumasa Limelight
      • Changing Season
      • Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
      • Awesome Asian Bad Guys
      • Off the Menu: Asian America
      • Winning Girl
  • New Page