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We Are All Connected: Ogunquit Premiere and DVD Release of Maine Film Makers Surf Documentary 'BlueGreen'

Thursday June 18 at the Leavitt Theater in Ogunquit. 7:00 pm, $8 at the door. The theater is located right on Main Street in Ogunquit (Rt.1). All Ages! Release party!

Portion of proceeds to benefit Northern New England Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.

Ogunquit, Maine, June 18, 2009 - It's incredible surfing, captivating stories and an exploration of the human connection to the ocean.

What is it about the ocean that pulls at us? There are obvious reasons, weather, livelihood, and the fact that it's such a dominating presence on our planet. But there is something deeper. Songwriters, poets and novelists have expounded upon this mystery for as long as there has been harp and printed word. But what do we really know about our deeper human connection with the Ocean?

Maine filmmaker Ben Keller attempts to get to the bottom of this question in his latest surf documentary BlueGreen, set to premiere Thursday June 18th in Ogunquit at the historic Leavitt Theater, 259 Main Street.

Filmed, edited and produced in 2007 and 2008, BlueGreen approaches this question by sitting down with 13 folks who have been lucky enough, passionate enough, dedicated enough or some combination of these to look deeper into our bearing with the ocean as humans. These folks vary, from scientists to activists, athletes to enthusiasts, religious types to technological types. But they all have one thing in common. The ocean is the touchstone of their existence. The film begins with a global perspective, but brings it all home with interviews from Gulf Of Maine Research Center's Don Perkins, and Lobsterman/Urchiner/Surfer Mike Beauregard.

"This isn't your average surf flick," says Keller. "Sure it has phenomenal surfing from the likes of Keith Malloy, Layne Beachley, Robert August, Liz Clark and more, but it's more than that. Through the incredible stories of the folks in the film, the viewer is asked to look at their own connections, and assess their importance."
"We just finished up a huge 14 date tour of the west coast where the film was really well received, and a really successful run through the film festival circuit is coming to an end as well" continues Keller "so we are excited to bring it all home and have the official DVD release party here in Maine, with Liquid Dreams Surf Shop and the Northern New England Surfrider Chapter"

The 13 subjects of the film recognize the power of the ocean, and how it affects their lives and the lives of others. They recognize the threats we face by disconnecting and abusing this powerful source of life on our planet, and what we need to do to mitigate some of the issues we face with the ocean on a personal level and as a race.

With this in mind the BlueGreen tour has partnered with the Northern New England chapter of the Surfrider foundation. "It just makes sense. It's an opportunity for us to give back, but also bring attention to the challenges being faced along our local coastlines," says Keller.

The film stars Layne Beachley, Keith Malloy, Robert August, Liz Clark, Sean Collins, Nachum Shifren as well as Don Perkins from the GMRC and Mike Beauregard, a native of the Ogunquit area. It is narrated by Robert 'Wingnut' Weaver. All these folks serve up incredible surf (Layne on her way to her 7th world title) and inspiring stories about their, and our, connections to the big BlueGreen.

The BlueGreen Screening will be Thursday June 18th in Ogunquit at the Leavitt Theater, 259 Maine Street. Doors are at 7:00 pm, tickets are $8 at the door. Additionally the Northern New England Surfrider Chapter will be auctioning off a brand new surfboard from Global Surf Industries to help raise funds for it's local campaigns. For more information on this and other dates please visit: http://www.bluegreenconnection.com

Filmmaker Ben Keller founded Dubious Honor Productions in 1993. The company's focus is showing the real face of 'action sports' especially in the Northeast and Maine where Keller has resided for the past 15 years. "BlueGreen" is the sixth action sports film by Dubious Honor Productions with several more in development.

For more information about BlueGreen, visit www.bluegreenconnection.com.
For more information about Liquid Dreams Surf Shop, visit www.liquiddreamssurf.com
For more information about the Northern New England Surfrider Chapter visit www.surfrider.org/nne/
For more information about Global Surf Industries visit www.surfindustries.com