Women on Waves
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2008
Logline
Come and ride the waves with a group of women who are carrying on the true spirit of surfing as a cultural and spiritual tradition dating back for centuries.
Karin Williams
Director
Karin Williams is an independent filmmaker of Pacific Islander heritage, known for her passionate work championing indigenous cultures and social issues. Projects broadcast on national PBS include Skin Stories, celebrating Pacific tattoo traditions, The Meaning of Food, a series about food and cultures in America and Indian Country Diaries: A Seat at the Drum. Her films have screened at festivals across North America and the Pacific. Awards include five regional Emmys and the Peabody for television production. During the past decade Karin has worked with native tribes in Alaska and Canada to document environmental protection efforts on the Yukon River. Her short documentary Yukon Circles screened at a dozen festivals in 2007, including the National Museum of the American Indian’s Native American Film & Video Festival.
Karin Stellwagen
Producer
Karin Stellwagen’s production experience includes national television series and cutting-edge video installations for major museums around the world. She graduated from USC with a Masters in Visual Anthropology, and teaches documentary film production at Brooks College in Ventura, California. Credits include New Heroes for PBS, Hannibal for History Channel, Wright Brothers for PBS Nova, Rocket Challenge for Discovery, and Bataan Rescue for PBS American Experience. Karin served as production manager for world-renowned video artist Bill Viola, working on featured installations at major international museums including the National Gallery of England, Guggenheim, LA County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Getty Museum.