After a tragic drowning accident, surfer and life coach Damian Ewens seeks to reconnect with the ocean and his own breath by setting out to walk a rock across the bottom of Easton's Bay.
A summer spent being in and listening to the ocean guides him through grief as new possibilities emerge one breath at a time.
Letting go, moving into the unknown, following your heart, being with nature and in community…
This short documentary film provides an inside view to many of the Ocean State of Mind practices I used to move through a particularly challenging time in my life.
We were honored to show our film and earn recognition at these incredible film festivals around the world.
Awards: Grand Jury Prize Winner Documentary Short: Mystic Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary Short: Block Island Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary Short SEA International Film Festival, Remy Platinum Award: Houston Independent Film Festival, Special Mention 'Ocean Healing': The Endless Summer & Dana Point Film Festival, Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival, Honorable Mention at the Australian Flotsam Surf Film Festival, Audience Award Creative Excellence: The Adventurers, Wanderers & Explorers Film Festival,
Official Selections: Independent Film Festival Boston, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Mystic Film Festival, the San Diego Undersea Film Festival, 9 Central Film Festival and the World Water Film Festival.
Tuckerman’s Rock was filmed and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kelly L. Riley who decided that making films while breathing was too easy so he held his breath for every underwater scene.
