Lava Girl Surf is proud to present the 9th Annual Women’s Surf Film Festival. This free outdoor event will be held in New York’s landmark surf community, Rockaway Beach, Queens over the week of September 5-10th. This festival brings together the global surf community for a special event focused on women in surfing, skating, photography, and filmmaking.

Thank you to our sponsors of the festival that including Billabong, Fruit Smash Hard Seltzer, Vuori Clothing, JuneShine, Fat Tire, ZenWTR, Vacation, Aloha Collection, Blenders, and our media partner’s Swell Season, The Inertia, Whalebone and The Salty Club. A special mention to Skudin Surf School, A Walk on Water, Laru Beya, Yeasty Boys & NY Surf Chicas.

The Women’s Surf Film Festival supports Laru Beya, dedicated to empowering the underrepresented youth of the Rockaway’s through surfing, and A Walk on Water, a non-for-profit that provides life-changing surf therapy to children with unique needs and their families.

Schedule of Opening Ceremony

• 7:00 pm — Grab a cocktail and order some food from the upstairs bar, while browsing sponsor tables and local artists
• 7:45 pm — Opening Presentation
• 8:00 pm −9:15 pm Film Screenings
• 9:15 pm — 9:30 pm Special performance by Olivia Willhite
• 9:30 pm — 10:30 pm Feature Film Femme Ocean
• 10:30 pm Drinks until later

Our special guests include:

• Lauren Hill: Physics of Noseriding and Author of She Surf: The Rise of Female Surfing
• Crystal Thornburg-Homcy: Physics of Noseriding
• J’aime Morrison: Upwell

Thank you to our partners Billabong, Fat Tire, Haku Vodka, Vuori, JuneShine , ZenWTR, and The Rockaway Hotel for presenting this exciting event to the community! Kick back and enjoy the conversation and film screening.

As this is a free event, please register to receive updates and reminders. No tickets will be required.