2024 COAST FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Saturday, November 9th
6:30 - 9 PM
‘Porcelain War’ with Ukrainian pianist Leyena Anatonyicq. Co-presented by World Affairs Council
Rivian South Coast Theater
Sunday, November 10th
6 - 8 PM
’The Last Repair Shop’ + ‘All That is Sacred’- Q&A with guest speakers
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘Explorations of Sight & Sound’ + ‘26,000 Days’ - live music w/ Matt Costa sponsored by Roark. Special music guest Adam Topol + Money Mark.
Rivian South Coast Theater
Monday, November 11th
6 - 8 PM
Short Films Program - Our Oceans Shorts: The Call, PLSTC, Here and There, Obibini, Oyster, Aqua Grom, Ocean State of Mind, Usugilix Awaku, A New Wave. Q&A with guest speakers
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘In Waves and War’ - Q&A with guest speakers Marcus & Amber Capone. Co-presented by World Affairs Council
Rivian South Coast Theater
Tuesday, November 12th
6 - 8:30 PM
‘Return to the Bering’ + ‘The Fisherman’s Son’ - Q&A with Directors Ben Weiland and Brian Davis, Chris Evans - Climate Activist and President of Finisterre, Ramon Navarro - big wave surfer, and live music from Iris & The Shade
Hobie Surf Shop
Wednesday, November 13th
6 - 8 PM
‘One With The Whale’
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘A Team Sport’ + ‘Between The Mountain and Sky’ - Q&A with guest speakers. Co-presented by Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach.
Rivian South Coast Theater
Thursday, November 14th
9 AM - 5 PM
Coast Summit ’24 - Presented by A New Earth Project
Rivian South Coast Theater
6 - 8:15 PM
‘Jackson Goldstone - Solo’ + ‘You and That Thing That You Love’ + ‘NØ WAY’ - Presented by Roark with Roark's Nate Zoller, Harrison Roach, Ryan Hitzel, and live music from Eli Crane.
Forest Avenue Promenade | FREE EVENT
8 - 10:30 PM
Live Music: Sea Wolf + Cayucas
Rivian South Coast Theater
Friday, November 15th
3 - 5 PM
‘Art and Life: The Jim Phillips Story’ - Q&A with guest speakers
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
5 - 6 PM
VIP Filmmaker + Artist Happy Hour - with live music from Sunstroke Serenaders.
Sponsored by Vuori.
Festival of Arts, Lounge
6 - 6:30 PM
‘Here and There’ - John John, Nathan + Ivan Florence’s Film - Q&A with guest speaker Pat O’Connell
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:30 - 6:32 PM
‘PLSTC’ - Short film
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:32 - 6:35 PM
‘Obibini’ - Short film
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:35 - 7:10 PM
‘The Body Follows the Mind’ - Q&A with guest speakers Taylor Knox and Joe Kudla - Vuori CEO
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
7:10 - 7:15 PM
40 Years of Surfrider - With special guests Chad Nelsen + Shaun Tomson
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
7:20 - 9:05 PM
‘WATER BROTHER: The Sid Abbruzzi Story’ - Q&A with guest speakers Sid Abbruzzi
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
9:05 - 10:00 PM
LIVE MUSIC - Mapache
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
3:30 - 5:15 PM
‘Mama’s Sundry’ + ‘Chasing Time’ + ‘Planet Walker’ - Q&A with guest speaker James Balog
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘Let It Kill You - The Arto Saari Story’ + ‘Against The Current’ + ‘Happy Place’- Q&A with guest speakers Arto Saari and Ben McQueen
Rivian South Coast Theater
10 PM- 12 AM
After Party - DJ MATLO
Laguna Beach Beer Co
Saturday, November 16th
9 - 11 AM
Outdoor Activities - Hike with Vuori
Festival of Arts | FREE event. Reservation required.
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Outdoor Activities - Yoga with Vuori
Festival of Arts | FREE event. Reservation required.
11 AM - 1 PM
Outdoor Activities - Ocean Kayak Tour with La Vida Laguna. Enjoy coffee from Jedidiah.
WillBo
11 AM - 1 PM
Outdoor Activities - Ocean SUP Tour with La Vida Laguna. Enjoy coffee from Jedidiah.
WillBo
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Short Films Program - Healed by Nature Shorts: Far West, Above the Noise, Nature Always Finds a Way, Taras, An Abundant Life, Savoring Joy, Beyond Normal. Q&A with guest speakers.
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Film Program - Q&A with students and guest speakers
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
11 AM - 4 PM
Do Good Village - Workshops + Activations
Festival of Arts
12 - 1 PM
VIP Filmmaker + Artist Brunch
Festival of Arts, Lounge
1 - 2:30 PM
Short Films Program - Our Lands Shorts: I am the Nature, Undammed: Amy Cordalis and the Fight to Free the Kalamath, Don't Doubt The Trout, High Frequency - Interpretations of Hardrock 100, Mirasol, Looking at the Sun, Mama's Sundry, Weeklong, Jamie. Q&A with guest speakers.
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
3 - 4:45 PM
‘Porcelain War’
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
5 - 6 PM
VIP Filmmaker + Artist Happy Hour - with live music from Par Avion
Festival of Arts, Lounge
6 - 6:30 PM
‘Descendance’
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:35 - 7:15 PM
‘Great Alaskan Adventure’ - Q&A with guest speakers Jamie Anderson & Tyler Nicholson
Festival of Arts, Main Stage | *Southern California Premiere
7:15 - 8:40 PM
TGR ‘Beyond the Fantasy’ - Q&A with guest speakers Todd Jones, Tim Durtschi and Kai Jones
Festival of Arts, Main Stage | *Southern California Premiere
8:40 - 10 PM
Live Music - The Great North Special - w Liquid Alchemy light show
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
3:30 - 5 PM
‘Fire Lines’ - With guest speaker Obi Kaufmann, author of ‘State of Fire’
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
6 - 8 PM
Short Films Program - Every Day Wonders Shorts: Ian, Limbo, Time is a Funny Thing, Actual Air, Cicada, Stasis, To Know a Place, Tether, Hado, Sincero and Q&A with guest speakers.
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘The Power of Travel - Community is Right Outside’ + ‘Out There: A National Parks Story’ - with special guest Composer Elizabeth Phillipson-Weiner and Q&A with guest speakers
Rivian South Coast Theater
10 PM- 12 AM
After Party - DJ Brindles
Laguna Beach Beer Co
Sunday, November 17th
9 - 11 AM
Outdoor Activities - Trail Run with Roark + REI + Laguna Beach Run Club
Festival of Arts | FREE event. Reservation required.
9 - 11 AM
Outdoor Activities - MTB ride at Troy Lee Designs with Troy Lee, Hans ‘No Way’ Rey, Richie Schley. Tacos + beverages provided after the ride.
Troy Lee Designs
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Short Films Program - Our Oceans Shorts: The Call, PLSTC, Here and There, Obibini, Oyster, Aqua Grom, Ocean State of Mind, Usugilix Awaku, A New Wave. Q&A with guest speakers
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
11 AM - 4 PM
Do Good Village - Workshops + Activations
Festival of Arts
1 - 2:10 PM
MacGillivray Freeman's ‘Superhuman Body,’ - Q&A with guest speaker Greg MacGillivray
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
3:30 - 5 PM
‘Let It Kill You - The Arto Saari Story’ + ‘Against The Current’ + ‘Happy Place’ - Q&A with guest speaker Arto Saari & Ben McQueen
Festival of Arts, Forum Theater
5 - 6 PM
VIP Filmmaker + Artist Happy Hour - with live music from Travesura (Featuring Leo Romero)
Festival of Arts, Lounge
6 - 6:30 PM
‘Extended Play’ - Q&A with guest speaker and Producer, Leo Romero
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:30 - 6:34 PM
‘Time is a Funny Thing’ - with guest speakers Todd Jones, Kai Jones, Shelly Jones & Clayton Vila
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
6:35 - 7:14 PM
‘Maneuver Vancouver’ - with guest speakers Hans 'No Way ‘ Rey
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
7:14 - 8:34 PM
‘Falling into Place: The Kai Jones Story’ - Q&A with guest speakers Todd Jones, Kai Jones, Shelly Jones & Clayton Vila
Festival of Arts, Main Stage | *Southern California Premiere
8:35 - 9:50 PM
‘DEATHGRIP 2’ - Q&A with guest speakers Troy Lee and more
Festival of Arts, Main Stage
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Short Films Block - Healed by Nature Shorts: Far West, Above the Noise, Nature Always Finds a Way, Taras, An Abundant Life, Savoring Joy, Beyond Normal. Q&A with guest speakers.
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
7 - 9 PM
‘Champions of The Golden Valley’ + ‘A Team Sport’- Q&A with guest speaker Stacy Bare
Rivian South Coast Theater
FESTIVAL VENUES:
Festival of Arts (FOA)
650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Hobie Surf Shop
294 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Laguna Beach Beer Co
859 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Rivian South Coast Theater
162 S Coast Hwy,
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center (LBCAC)
235 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Troy Lee Designs
380 Glenneyre St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
WILLBO
353 N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
For more information and tickets visit the Coast Film and Festival website.
Photos Courtesy of Coast Film and Festival