EXTENDED PREVIEW - 3 min.
ABOUT THIS FIRST VOLUME:
BLACK AQUATIC vol. 1: Searching For Good Trouble
Professional sailor and advocate sailor Marie Rogers talks about the importance of diversity in sailing while reflecting on the challenging 9-day 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race which she skippered from San Pedro, CA, to Honolulu, Hawaii with the first multicultural professional sailing crew of a boat named Good Trouble, forging a path for black women and women of color in the professional sailing realm. Also featured is Kevin Dawson, historian and award winning author of Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture of the African Diaspora, who shares historical information on the sailing aquatic culture of Africans and African Americans, before and during slavery.
CREDITS
Executive Produced and Written by: Inga Grimmett
Directed by: Inga Grimmett
Fred Guerrier
(Teaser) Edited by: Inga Grimmett
Interview Cinematography by: Ahmed Uthman
On The Water Cinematography: Inga Grimmett
Additional Footage by: Greg Porter
Chris Love
Betsy Crowfoot
Sound Engineer: Aniket Solanki
Post Production Editing: Inga Grimmett
Music Creative Direction by: Inga Grimmett
Special Thanks To:
Bill Rogers, Bill McClure, Boris and Marissa Sztorch, Sean and Lorraine McGillen, Sail ORO
We're fundraising to complete the series
as well as submit to and attend film festivals.
Read more below...
FILM FUNDRAISING
Fundraising for Completion of Short Film Documentary Series
Fundraising for Festival Submission & Attendance
Although we've completed our first episode of our film series and are going to festival, we still look for your support.
There are 4 additional episodes or stories to tell surrounding the history of the African Diaspora and its relationship to water. We plan to feature diving, surfing, swimming and more. It's an exciting conversation that we look forward to sharing with you.
By supporting our film series, you are navigating this passion project closer to global impact and awareness.
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You can support our series in two ways:
1. Shop our store - The Gilded Coast​
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2. Venmo - every donation will go directly to the filming of the second episode. Your donation pays for crew, camera and lighting materials and all post production needs.
To donate to the film and fundraiser
WE'VE DONE IT! Our documentary has been accepted into its very first film festival. We will be world premiering at the Academy Award qualifying - Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA.
Our journey doesn’t stop at just the Pan African Film Festival...
Your contributions will also help us to submit and attend various national and global film festivals, magnify our reach and amplify our story. Please donate below and watch our growth - taking this series all the way to distribution
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