SeaGnar - 2014 FilmFest

This year was the second coming of Sickness in the greater Seattle area.

I'm glad everyone had a great time. I apologize for the hiccups at the end. But then again, we had JP, so it all worked out!

Once again Silver City Brewing and New Belgium Brewery both kicked down to keep the masses hydrated.

Sara tests out the Dagger Nomad's legendary beer capacity.

Tom O'Keefe auctioned off a brand new Wave Sport Recon to help raise funds for American Whitewater. The silent auction brought in $650 towards this awesome cause.

This year we had 15 entries. Videos from all over the Seattle drainages and a couple from our Southern brothers and sisters in the Hood. 15 videos meant almost two hours of carnage, shit-talking, beatering, dubstep and awesome.

Steve, Kesley, Christina, Emily and Dan from Cascade Paddlesports went way out of their way to create a pretty awesome setup for us. Thanks again!

Voting was tough, but in the end it came down to 3 videos:

Brett Barton's - Mexico Part 2


Mexico part 2 from Creek Sides on Vimeo.

Pricilla Macy's - 2 Girl 1 Boat

2Girls1Boat Filmfest Entry from PMacy on Vimeo.

& Mike Hagadorn's - The Grand.

Our Kokatat Maximus Prime life jacket and case of delicious beer went to Mike Hagadorn and his video - The Grand.

The Grand from Cloud Level Media on Vimeo.

Mike takes home the win and the glory.

Thank you to everyone that came out to watch our videos.

Thank you to everyone that submitted a video, helped with the set-up & break-down and brought ice!   

I think I can speak for everyone that came, when I say that the space we were given was incredible. The Cascade PaddleSports layout was perfect and their staff bent over backwards to create a comfy movie watching experience.

Thank you Dan and Steve! The projector was awesome and the burgers were great.

Thank you to our sponsors: Kokatat, Silver City Brewery & New Belgium Brewery. I don't think anyone went thirsty on Friday night and we have these awesome companies to thank for it.

Until next year!




Updated 12.10.14

All 15 video contest entries in order of appearance.

Paul Carrico gives us a video showcasing the mayhem and awesome that is the Upper Wind Festival from 2014.



Upper Wind Whitewater Festival 2014 - Pacific Northwest Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting Competition from PNW Kayakers on Vimeo.



Colby Bishop takes us on a tour of his first season here in the PNW.



Northwest Part 1 from Colby Bishop on Vimeo.



Brett Barton takes us south of the border and into the land of tacos, cheap beer and warm whitewater.



Mexico part 2 from Creek Sides on Vimeo.



Reigning Champ; Megan Kelly puts together an awesome edit of a self support mission down Hells Canyon.



Hells Canyon 2014 By MPK from Megan Kelly on Vimeo.



Wes Heustess show us some good lines and some not so good lines.





My entry for the evening; Bromancing the Salmon is the story of 11 men from Seattle on the South Fork of the Salmon.



Bromancing the Salmon from daniel patrinellis on Vimeo.


Jon Ehlinger teams up with Jeremy Bisson to take us down Tumwater Canyon this past spring. The water is high, cold and super sick.





Priscilla Macy comes out swinging with the ultra sick and super classy: 2 Girls, 1 Boat.



2Girls1Boat Filmfest Entry from PMacy on Vimeo.


Open a beer and get to know the Characters that lurk in Washington's dark regions. Nick Hinds takes us down all the classics, with all the right people.





Emile Elliot comes out the gate swinging with an awesome video. There is carnage, canoes, playboating and some great editing.





Scott Waidelich brings reports on local conditions here in the PNW. Top Tye, Robe and Ernie's Gorge shows why Seattle is the place to live!





Andy Lockey is just plain sick. Check out what you can accomplish with a video camera, awesome friends and tons of Der Towne.



Full Face Chronicles - September from Full Face Andy on Vimeo.


Mike Hagadorn took everyone to task this year and brought home first place with his amazing video of a trip down the Grand Canyon.


The Grand from Cloud Level Media on Vimeo.


Ellie Wheat, another Champion from 2013's video contest, shows us why she and the crew all spend most of their hard earned money and all of their free time freezing their hands off kayaking here in the PNW.





Sam Grafton is a local charger who not only ran the Stikine this year. He ran it 3 times... and ran a little rapid called Site Zed to boot. Watch as the prodigy shows us down some of the biggest whitewater in the world.






Thanks again to everyone that came to our event. Thank you to all the awesome people who spent hours behind a computer screen, putting together something that we could all sit back and enjoy.