HAAGUA

“Haagua” depicts the timeless connection between Grandmother Ocean and her children – speaking from the past and praying into the future. Birthed and sprung from water, a timeless memory of survival thrusts us forward to a current time. To thrive, surfing. More than a sport, surfing is a re-cognition of cultural practice and a re-creation of an original lifestyle. This re-generation is seen in the film’s featured surfers—Andy Nieblas (Acjachemen) David Flores Ramos (Nahua), Kaliko Kahoonei (Hawaiian), Shuuluk Leo-Retz (Kumeyaay) Amon B. Chavez (Nahua-Carib), Reg Macarro (Payomkawichum-Ojibawe) and Marc Chavez (Nahua-Xicano).