Surfline  created an entertaining and informative behind the scenes article on Chasing the Dream using photos and footage from the film.

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Chasing the Dream cast members Logan Strook and Quinn McCrystal along with Executive producer Josh Williams and director Angelo Mei, will appear on Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit on Monday, July 23rd at 6pm PST/9pm EST and later again that evening at 9pm PST/12am EST. 



The show rebroadcasts the following day at 12pm PST/3pm EST and again later at 3pm PST/6pm EST (however, check local listings in your area is it could vary from location to location). 

Chasing the Dream’s US Tour:



West Coast

The Victoria San Francisco

Thursday August 16th 7 & 9:15pm



The Rio Santa Cruz

Friday August 17th 9pm



Victoria Hall Santa Barbara

Saturday August 18th  7 & 9:15pm



The Leammle Theatre Santa Monica

Wednesday August 22nd 7:30 & 9:45pm



The Ventura Theatre

Thursday August 23rd 6:30 & 9pm



The Lido Theatre Newport Beach

Monday August 27th 7 & 9:15pm



HSS Pierside 6 Huntington Beach

Tuesday August 28th 7 & 9:15pm



Laguna South Coast Plaza

Wednesday August 29th 7 & 9:15pm



La Paloma Encinitas

Thursday August 30th 7 & 9:15pm



La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art

Friday August 31st 7 & 9:15pm



Eastern Seaboard

The Algonquin Manasquan, New Jersey

Tuesday September 4th



Fox White Marling Theatre Ocean City, Maryland

Wednesday September 5th



Level 5 City Stage Wilmington, North Carolina

Thursday September 6th





Florida

Cinema Paradiso Ft Lauderdale, FL

Friday September 7th



Cocoa Beach Playhouse Cocoa Beach, FL

Monday September 10th



Ocean Walk Shoppes Daytona, FL

Tuesday September 11th



Silver Screen Pensacola, FL

Sunday September 12th

Chasing the Dream had its Rocky Mountain Premiere on June 9th 2007.  Festival goers and many enthusiastic Jackson locals embraced the film and it's director, Angelo Mei, resulting in a nice sized evening turnout. 



The success of this screening was in the crowd’s reaction to its charismatic characters, proving that the film’s themes and messages are equally as powerful in a non-surfing community.



 

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Chasing the Dream will screen twice at the Jackson Hole Film Festival this weekend, June 7-11th.  Its a great opportunity to share the message of the film in an inland, non-surfing environment.  Director Angelo Mei will be flying out to Jackson to represent the film and everyone involved with Chasing the Dream.

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http://jacksonhole2007.bside.com/2007/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=23933503

The Huntington Beach Library Theatre marked the location for Chasing The Dream’s HB premiere.  A picturesque venue surrounded by man-made waterfalls, natural lakes, rabbits, ducks and even more appropriate for the film’s message: books!



It was like homecoming for coach Andy Verdone and the cast of Chasing the Dream.  To experience the film among their lifelong friends, family and local community members after 2 long years of anticipation made the night a historic event.  Quiksilver’s generosity on this night could not be overlooked.  A stunning red carpet that led to delicious food, drink, cast interaction, product giveaways and an award winning film made this the pinnacle screening for the HB Team and coach Andy Verdone.  



The theatre seats 300 people and both the 7pm and 9pm showings were packed.  Among the attendees were cast members Ian Ekberg, A.J. Collins, Quinn McCrystal, Taylor Pai, Kyle Kennelly, Matt Mohagen and Logan Strook, most of the filmmakers, surf industry aficionados and plenty of Huntington Beach locals.  Mohagen drove down from Los Angeles to see the film on the big screen for the first time. “What I liked most about the film are the moments of humor in between the drama.  It’s not just a serious film”, says Mohagen.



Memorable moments after the screening included star struck looks in the eyes of younger kids when given the opportunity to not only meet but also interact with cast members.  A 10-year-old girl from LA was over heard saying, “I cannot believe they are really here.” One tiny grom won a brand new Al Merrick “Silver Surfer” edition surfboard in which he could barely put his small arms around.  He will probably grow into it, right in time for next winter’s swells.  Taylor Pai was seen waltzing along the red carpet long after the event, waving to an imaginary crowd(see photo below).  



Metalstorm Entertainment and Quiksilver’s relationship go back for many years and as Chasing The Dream has proved, it has just gotten better with age.  With a thirty-year plus surf history of Quiksilver and the filmmaking passion of Metalstorm, the two are a match made in heaven.

Saturday April 21st 2007 was the Orange County Premiere of Chasing The Dream, hosted by the Newport Beach Film Festival.  The venue itself, The Lido Theatre is enough to blow minds alone. A historical landmark originally opened in 1938 to show “Jezebel”, starring Bette Davis, once a local resident and patron to the Lido.  The theatre was packed for the morning screening of Chasing the Dream, leaving the festival staff amazed and the theatre employees completely unprepared for such a large crowd at 10:30am.  Many legends were in attendance including Quiksilver’s CEO Bob McKnight and World Champion Peter Townwnend.  The press swarmed the facility trying to get interviews with cast and crew while festival director Greg Schwank and head programmers Leslie Feibleman and John Jameson congratulated the filmmakers for a beautiful movie and record breaking morning turnout.





After Saturday’s sold out showing of Chasing The Dream, the festival requested a second screening at a different venue the following Monday night.  The turnout once again was huge!  The Fashion Island Edwards theatre was packed to the bone with a local audience, making it a very personal screening for the cast and crew of Chasing the Dream.



The question and answer session following the film included cast members Logan Strook, Taylor Pai, AJ Collins, Quinn McCrystal, Kyle Kennelly, director/producer Angelo Mei, executive producer Josh Williams, producer John Philbin in addition to cast member Allan Kincade, who had just seen the film and himself on the big screen for the first time.  Allan expressed his excitement and gratitude to the filmmakers, saying he really enjoyed the film. Missing cast members, Ian Ekberg and Matt Mohagen were competing at two different events, on a mission to gain points on the World Qualifying Series.



The 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival awards ceremony presented Chasing the Dream with an Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award. The award is sponsored by Perrier and has the longest award name in the history of filmmaking: Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Perrier Bubbling Under Award. Williams and Mei were in attendance to happily accept the award and give each other a “high five” for a two-year job well done.

We are all super excited about Chasing The Dream's acceptance in the critically acclaimed Newport Beach Film Festival.  Westways magazine just wrote an article on it, claiming it in their top 4 favorite local film festivals.  This is where Oscar winning film "Crash" had its world premiere.



The date is April 21st at 10:30am on Saturday.  It will be shown at The Lido Theatre in Newport Beach.

Executive producer Josh Williams, director/producer Angelo Mei, Coach Verdone, producer John Philbin and several, if not all of the starring cast, will be there to greet everyone, coffee in hand for this fun morning screening of Chasing the Dream.



More info can be found on the festival website: Newportbeachfilmfest.com

The next stop on the Chasing The Dream tour is San Luis Obispo Film Festival.   The festival is scheduled to for 2 screenings; March 10 and 11th at the Palm Theatre.  According to festival director, Wendy Eidson, “I know it’s going to sell out and I want everyone to be able to see the film.  That is the reason I have scheduled it twice.”

It was an exciting time at the Santa Barbara Film Festival for the world premiere of Chasing The Dream.  The rain poured down on the coast as the film played for a sold out crowd of over 700 people in the historic Marjorie Luke Theatre. The crowd’s response was enthusiastic as was the festival’s staff, requesting a second screening for the following week of the festival.

Director Angelo Mei went onstage for a Q&A offering some insight as to what it was like making the film then joined by half of the film’s stars, Logan Strook, Taylor Pai, AJ Collins and Quinn McCrystal to discuss how being the film has affected their lives and where they are at now.