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Director – Rocky@thegobigproject.com

Rocky is an action sports athlete turned multiple award winning Writer/Producer/Director with over twenty short films, and two feature films to his credit. His films and videos have been featured on top action sport websites, premiered and won at International Film Festivals and have received critical acclaim. Whether in the backcountry of Lake Tahoe, the beaches of Santa Cruz, or in the streets of downtown Oakland, Rocky is known for getting the shot and keeping everyone on set motivated with his energetic vibe.

Rocky began his filming career in 2003 producing “Gapers Gone Wild”, a ski and snowboard film. The film was proclaimed as an underground cult classic and hailed as a new standard in ski/snowboard films. In 2010 Rocky’s film “Ride A Wave” was an official selection of the 2010 X-Dance Film Festival (the Academy Awards of action sports films); the Audience Award Winner for best short documentary at the 2010 Santa Cruz Film Festival; received the Best Emerging Artist award at the 2010 My Hero Film Festival in the category of Humanitarian Filmmaking; selected as the Humanitarian Film of the Year at the 2010 California Film Awards; and is an official selection of the 2011 Wild & Scenic Film Festival & Festival Tour. With his recent success of “RUFFO”, a feature length documentary on professional surfer Anthony Ruffo, Rocky has expanded his portfolio to new heights. He is continually re-defining “independent” filmmaking with his ability to achieve industry level results.

In 2006 Rocky founded The Go Big Project Inc., an action sports production company based out of Lake Tahoe, California. He is also the creator and owner of thegobigproject.com, a cutting edge action sports website that launched in 2010. He and his company has been featured on HBO, ABC, NBC, ESPN, RSN, The NY Times, Transworld Surf, USA Today, Surfline, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury, Reno Gazette, and many more.

Sponsors:
TAVIK Clothing
Electric Visual
NOE Surfboards
Go Pro

His Clients Include:
HBO
Wasserman Media Group
Vans
Oakley
Volcom
Go Pro Cameras
ESPN
Surfline
The Santa Cruz Film Festival
NOE Surboards