Hail Mary New York Premiere

18 West Houston Street,New York NY 10012

03 November, 2022

Description

Presented by Fat Tire with support from Volcom, Electric Sunglasses, Chilli Surfboards and Unsound Surf Shop and in partnership with Clean Ocean Action. Beer provided by Fat Tire and a Hail Mary t-shirt and raffle ticket with every ticket sold. We will be raffling off some great swag including a Chilli Surfboard! Director Ben Gulliver and Balaram Stack will be answering questions hosted by Tyler Breuer of Smash Surf Productions. All profits from the premiere will be going to Clean Ocean Action (COA). Hail Mary is the merge of a documentary biopic and a traditional surf film. At his home in New York, we go behind the scenes and learn about the life of professional surfer, Balaram Stack. Childhood photos and home videos illustrate the beautiful relationship of Balaram and his mother, Mary, who was an invaluable force in helping Balaram become the surfer he is today. Mary’s commitment to her son and his passion for the water is endless and her ability to stand by him without pressuring him to choose a different path is nothing short of inspiring. Woven throughout the retro surf footage and interviews, are incredible surf sequences from around the world. Years of footage to pull together Balaram’s best waves at Pipeline, Teahupoo, and returning to New York to surf hurricane swell at his home break. Multi-award independent filmmaker, Ben Gulliver, is known for his unique style and beautiful cinematography. Ben’s previous films have had reviews such as: “The surfing is cutting edge, the back-drops are jaw dropping, the original score is sublime and the cinematography is crisp.” - Salt Water Magazine “From the moment we locked eyes on Ben Gulliver's work, we fell deeply in love.” - Surf Stories, Florida Surf Film Festival “From the opening credits onward, it was clear that this was a film that not only charted cold water surfing in clever and witty style, it celebrated the rollercoaster journey of every surf trip in a style never seen before in the surf movie genre. It won awards at all the major surf film festivals and became a must see for waveriders everywhere.” - Magic Seaweed Balaram Stack is a professional surfer and avid fisherman. He is a native new yorker who began surfing at Point Lookout, Long Island at the age of 6. Balaram is one of the top surfers in the world and arguably one of the biggest names in surf to come from the north east.