West Coast Wahines
A dramatic series based on the inspiring true stories of women surfers from around the world—ages 10 to 45—from collected interviews and photo essays, 1998 - 2008.
Logline: Five young girls from varied backgrounds use surfing and their friendship to face challenges growing up, then reconnect years later to support their continued quests for bliss.
Each episode opens in the near future. The five central, female characters are shown as adults, communicating via visual conferencing. They’re in their 30’s and 40’s.
Girls’ story lines: body image, being a “tomboy”, tattoos and piercings, sexual preference, growing up as a mixed-race child, growing up with a single parent, entering puberty, alcohol and drug use, being popular, having more or less money than your friends’ families.
Women's story lines: maintaining balance between work and play, dating as a single parent, dating older people, dating younger people, keeping separate residences with love relationships, plastic surgery, aging gracefully, health of the oceans/planet, global warming, frustrations at day jobs while pursuing dream job, not repeating/believing old “stories” about women, operating from abundance vs. scarcity, operating from trust vs. fear.
Surfing-related: attitude toward girls/women in the water, surf posers vs. “real” surfers, how surfing helps the girls/women in the rest of their lives by teaching balance, timing, awareness of environment; by building courage, strength, stamina, and providing clarity.
Heather Hiett, Copyright, 2008. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. Reg#1258586
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How can I Surf 2 Bliss?
First of all, surfing is a state of mind. No surf board required! It's about living in the "now", maintaining your balance amidst change, and doing so with style.
Surfing may be the closest humans ever get to flying. When you feel the wave take your board, you pop up, and glide down the face of that wave, it's like floating on a magic carpet. You feel the wind, salty spray....the ease of it all.....an incredible freedom. As you paddle in at the end of a session–exhausted but happy–you're not thinking about your job, your bills, or that sticky situation with your colleague or significant other. You're daydreaming about a trip, or a business you want to start, or simply the wicked dinner you'll whip up, tonight!
Surfing helped me find my nirvana. I hope my own story of self-discovery and reinvention--and those of the fine, fierce, fabulous femmes I found along the way--will inspire you to live your own life more fully, and collaborate with others to build a world of blissful harmony.
-Heather Hiett
Surfing 2 Bliss & h2 productions
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