The film MANA will be screened Saturday at Donkey Mill Art Center.
The film MANA will be screened Saturday at Donkey Mill Art Center.
The 6 p.m. documentary film, released in 2014, features a group of southern California artists who share the skill and affinity of surfing and how their love of, and interactions with the dynamics of the ocean inform their artwork. Each artist approaches their work differently in their process, mediums and styles, yet they all share a reverence for the power, beauty and complexity of the ocean. They are additionally unified by their strong community and family connections, each with a commitment to younger generations through art and surfing.
Ten artists (Craig Skibs Barker, Casper Brindle, Ben Brough, Alex Couwenberg, Ned Evans, Steve Fuchs, Eric Johnson, David Lloyd, Ken Pagliaro and Alex Weinstein) were interviewed in their Los Angeles studios as well as while working, surfing and living on location in Kailua-Kona. Several of the artists were born and/or raised in Hawaii and have family histories here. The film will features private studio sessions, interviews, and events and ceremonies around the Big Island during July 2013. As divergent as each artist’s work is in comparison, they all share a common thread in their process and vision and are constantly driven by the influences and forces of family, friendships, stoke, aloha and the common bond of the unseen mana (power) of the land and sea.
Suggested donation is $5. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share
Info: www.donkeymillartcenter.org