MeWater/Laru Beya Collective transforming lives “Coast to Coast”
Produced by Adam Warmington
In December 2024, MeWater founder Eddie Donnellan attended the ISTO Surf Therapy Conference in Puerto Rico. He met the staff from Larubeya Collective, and the connection was immediate! Soon after, we came up with the idea of doing a "Coast to Coast" exchange between our programs, allowing our youth to experience each other's programs and coastal and urban settings. It was a wonderful experience for all involved, and hopefully just the first of many collaborations between our programs. The talented Adam Warmington and his crew made this short film, highlighting just a taste of how special it was!!!
Fishpeople: Lives Transformed by the Sea
Produced by Patagonia Films
Fishpeople tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. Featuring Kimi Werner, Eddie Donnellan, Dave Rastovich, Matahi Drollet, Ray Collins and Lynne Cox. Directed by Keith Malloy; Produced by Monika McClure; Editor: Alex Jablonsky
The MeWater Foundation: A Story Of Passion & Service
Produced by Joaquin Foster Productions – A Film First Production
Thank you to everyone who aided in the creation of this documentary or agreed to be interviewed: Eddie Donnellan, Ethan Arguelless, Audrey Maxon (camera operator), as well as anybody who volunteers for the MeWater Foundation. This documentary is the result of the San Domenico ROSE (Real Opportunities for Service Education) project. Source: @joaquinfoster
Float
Directed and Photographed - Adam Warmington; Water Cinematography - Sashwa Burrous; Color - Arianna Shining Star; Sound - Will Berridge
Thanks 'Grandma', Davo, Eddie, Timmy, Sashwa, Soskin, Noah, Amber, Benny, Jhaya – AW 2022
The Water Will Rise
A film by Dom Padua
“The Water Will Rise” shows the work of the MeWater Foundation, a nonprofit that takes underprivileged kids to surf around the Bay Area. In Padua’s short, the nonprofit takes members on a special trip to Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, a high-tech wave pool in California’s Central Valley. Padua’s work will be shown before the screening of “Birth of the Endless Summer,” which details the true story behind the original 1966 classic.
“I’m really excited about this because Dom is such a talented young artist and filmmaker,” – Julie Mell, Event Founder Beach Break Film Festival
Catching a Break
Produced by Grace McGlashan, Mac Swergold, Mira Klein, and Sadie Schrauth.
Surf Therapy: MeWater transforms the lives of the underserved youth it serves in San Francisco.
A Pandemic Can’t Stop MeWater
How a nonprofit that takes San Francisco kids surfing expanded its work in 2020. For the MeWater groms, small waves come with big smiles. Click here to read this Patagonia. For the MeWater groms, small waves come with big smiles. Written by Morgan Williamson. Photo: Jeff Johnson, Marin County, California.
