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Film Screening: Wade in the Water


Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Building 7 Tartan Marketplace, Conference Room 7006ABC

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join us for a discussion and screening of the 2022 documentary, directed by David Mesfin.  Looking at the central yet chronically overlooked role Black people have always had in surfing and aquatic culture, this documentary follows the history of surfing from Africa to the U.S, including the practice of using enslaved people to dive for treasure, and the forcible removal of thriving Black communities from America's shores.  Interweaving historical accounts with modern-day testimonials, the film dismantles the racial barriers of conventional surf culture, explores the overlooked history of Black surfing's legacy, and celebrates its ongoing resurgence -- motivating the next generation of Black surfers.

REGISTER HERE

VIEW TRAILER HERE

Film Screening: Wade in the Water


Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Building 7 Tartan Marketplace, Conference Room 7006ABC

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join us for a discussion and screening of the 2022 documentary, directed by David Mesfin.  Looking at the central yet chronically overlooked role Black people have always had in surfing and aquatic culture, this documentary follows the history of surfing from Africa to the U.S, including the practice of using enslaved people to dive for treasure, and the forcible removal of thriving Black communities from America's shores.  Interweaving historical accounts with modern-day testimonials, the film dismantles the racial barriers of conventional surf culture, explores the overlooked history of Black surfing's legacy, and celebrates its ongoing resurgence -- motivating the next generation of Black surfers.

REGISTER HERE

VIEW TRAILER HERE