Surf Girls Jamaica
Short Films, Documentary
Surf Girls Jamaica focuses on Imani Wilmot, an inspirational Jamaican surfer who uses the sport as a means of transforming the tough lives of the women around her, in Kingston and surrounding areas.
Imani has harnessed the power of surfing to empower these women through training camps which bring women together to learn the mindful art of riding waves. This develops self-motivation, entrepreneurial spirit, respect for the environment and a deep sense of community.
Globally, Imani has taken it as her personal responsibility to empower women of colour to have access to surfing and see a place for themselves within the global surf industry.
Imani Wilmot is a role model to a community of Afro Caribbean surfers in Jamaica and beyond. She is using surfing as a tool to transform the lives of many Jamaican woman.
Imani has taken it as her personal responsibility to empower women of color to have access to surfing and to see a place for themselves within the global surf industry.
Commissioned by Real Stories @ Little Dot Studio
Co-Produced with Gallivant Films
Surf Girls Jamaica Project website here https://surfgirlsja.com
Where you can contact Imani & Support her project
Lastly Imani's Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6vh-...
Multi Award Winning Short Documentary:
Best British Film - Official Selection at London Surf Film Festival 2018
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival - Silver Award - Best Spirit Of Adventure Film 2019
Best Short Film - Swiss Surf Film Festival 2019
Grand Jury Award - Brest Surf Film Festival 2019
Oscillation Transia Flim Festival - USA Touring 2019
Impact Award Oscillation Transia Flim Festival
Honolulu Surf Film Festival - Hawaii 2019
Save The Waves Film Festival - USA Touring 2019
Surfalorous Film Festival - USA NC 2019
The SURFARI FILM FESTIVAL - Spain 2019
Girls In Film Activism screening at Underwire Festival 2019
Yonder London Activism Event 2019
Prague Surf Film Festival 2019
Ombak Bali Surf Film Festival 2019
San Francisco State University Surf Conference 2019
Adventure Uncovered Film Festival 2019
World Surf League Online 2019
Go Pro Screening (USA)
Best Of Festival at No Mans Land Festival (USA) 2020
Laboral Kutxa Bilbao Official selection 2020
UK support for sexual assault (via NHS)
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-h...
International support for rape and sexual assault
http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip//internl....
International support for sexual assault
https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-as...
Jamaican support for adolescent mothers
http://womenscentreja.wixsite.com/wcjf
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