Monday, September 22, 2003

WILMINGTON, NC – Randall Library and The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Surf Club will feature two surf films, Full Color and Heart of the Seal, at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 in Bryan Auditorium, Morton Hall, Room 100.

Full Color captures classic surf conditions from Hatteras and Topsail Island to hot spots Wrightsville and Carolina beaches. It is the latest film to feature North Carolina surfing footage.

Heart of the Sea is an hour-long documentary about Hawaiian legend, Rell Sunn who died in January of 1998 of breast cancer at the age of 47. She was known worldwide as a pioneer of women’s professional surfing. Sunn received the stature of an icon for her physical power, grace and beauty as well as for her leadership in a community that loved her as much as she loved it. She was named one of Hawaii’s most influential women of the 20th century by ABC television. Sunn, whose Hawaiian name means, “Heart of the Sea,” was eulogized in the New York Times for having, “captured the heart of Hawaii during the 14-year battle with cancer.”

NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information contact Peter Fritzler in the UNCW Randall Library at 910/962-7807 or e-mail fritzlerp@uncw.edu.