2nd Annual Beach Break Entertainment Film Festival

Join us for  THE SECOND ANNUAL BEACH BREAK ENTERTAINMENT FILM FESTIVAL – three fun-filled days of film, music, conversation and culture.

DECEMBER 28-30, 2023

COASTAL REPERTORY THEATRE – 1167 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA

We are thrilled to announce the return of the Beach Break Entertainment Film Festival to the breathtaking Half Moon Bay coast for its second year!
Presented by Recology of the Coast, this year’s festival promises three days of captivating films, engaging discussions, live music, free family events and memorable experiences against the stunning backdrop of the Pacific Ocean.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28
Opening Night • THE 50 • 1hr 31 min.

5:30 PM: Private Reception for Sponsors, Donors, and VIPs Sponsored by the TDB Family Foundation. Catered by Shiki Sushi. Wine by Barterra Winery. Live music by John Lester.
6:45 PM: Doors Open for general admission
7:00 PM: Welcome and film
Against the backdrop of prison overcrowding and widespread drug use, the 50 documents the unprecedented journey of 50 men who challenged society’s expectations of them to become certified substance abuse counselors while incarcerated.
Q & A following with Brenton Gieser, Director/Producer, Cameron Clark (ED of DOVE), and other cast members, moderated by Will Stoller-Lee (ED of TDB Family Foundation).
Sponsored by TBD Family Foundation
Watch the trailer here

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29

11:00 AM: PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE • 25 minutes
FREE EVENT

Free Screening, performance and lunch!  Screening followed by a thirty-minute special presentation by members of the Coastside Community Orchestra and a free lunch catered by Spangler’s Market Catering.
Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is a 25-minute multi-media concerto from Mason Bates, composer of the Grammy Award-winning opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, in collaboration with Oscar-winning director and sound designer Gary Rydstrom, and animation director Jim Capobianco. The animated film flies through the orchestra’s instruments to explore the fundamental connections between music, sound, performance, creativity, and technology, all the while creating harmony within diversity.
Sponsored by San Mateo County City Arts Council and the Coastside Community Orchestra
Watch Trailer here

1:30 PM: SOUL OF THE OCEAN • 54 min.

Soul of the Ocean is easily one of the best undersea documentaries and eye candy to the senses. Director Howard Hall and his wife, producer Michele Hall, have created a thrilling, beautiful, educational, and hopeful. While most nature documentaries focus on the drama of predation, here, the Halls emphasize how undersea creatures relate to each other by examining group behavior, symbiosis, and ecosystems. – Andy Howell
Q & A following with Michael Hall and Michele Hall
Sponsored by The Ritz-Carlton HMB
Watch Trailer here

4:30 PM: GRANNY’S GONE WILD • 55 min.

Preceded by Do You Remember the 2020 Blues? A short animation by local father-son duo, Steve and Dylan Gallup.

An uproarious documentary about Lynn Ruth Miller, the world’s oldest comedienne. Filmed in Pacifica and the UK, follow Lynn Ruth through her hilarious road to success.
55 min (+/-)
Q & A following with special guests, moderated by Beth Lemke, Owner, A Grape in the Fog
Watch Trailer here

7:00 PM: BIRTH OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER • 1hr 23 min.

Preceded by The Water Will Rise by locally born, Dom Padua

Birth of the Endless Summer is a beautiful film, expertly shot and edited, full of insightful, funny interviews with everyone from Dick Metz to Kelly Slater, the latter of whom called The Endless Summer “the most important surf movie of all time.” Peek into how one of the most important films in surfing was made and reveals the hidden story of The Endless Summer.
Q & A following with special guests
Specialty Cocktails from our local watering hole, Jettywave
Sponsored by Recology of the Coast
Watch Trailer Here

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30TH

COMMON GROUND • 1hr 32 min.

Common Ground, the follow-up to Kiss the Ground, unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. This important film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy — before it’s too late.
Q & A following with special guest, HEAL Farm Manager, Katie Filar
Sponsored by Recology of the Coast 
Watch Trailer Here

3:30 PM • WITH PETER BRADLEY • 92 min.

Preceded by AI Art by Tanay Gokhale and Zhiwei Feng featuring local artist Daniel Ambrosi, with a discussion with Daniel Ambrosi following the screening.

79 years old and overlooked since the 1970s, abstract artist Peter Bradley reflects on life and shares his artistic process on the cusp of his rediscovery.
Q & A following with AI artist Dan Ambrosi
Watch Trailer Here

6:00 PM • IT AIN’T OVER • 1 hr. 39 min.

Preceded by Twelve Pianos by Dean Mermell featuring local artist and musician, Mauro Fattissimo

It Ain’t Over is an inspiring — and long overdue — tribute to a baseball great whose achievements have been largely overlooked.
A not-to-be-missed pre-recorded Q & A following with Executive Producer Lindsay Berra and Giants Broadcaster Jon Miller
and enjoy special guests on hand.
Sponsored by the Palermo Properties Team, Compass Real Estate: Kirsten Hagen, Stephanie Sills and Greta Sieglock 
Watch Trailer Here

Join us for an unforgettable cinematic experience as we celebrate the art of film against the backdrop of the Half Moon Bay coast. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the magic of storytelling and connect with fellow film enthusiasts.
See you at the movies!