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163 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS

  • The Joy History of Black Surfing

    By Paddy O’Connell

  • ‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US surfers reclaim the waters

    By Will Higginbotham

  • The Untold Story of Surfing's Ancient African Roots

    By Sam Haddad

  • New Documentary Celebrating Black Surf Culture Now Available to Watch

    By Jon Coen

  • New Documentary Spotlights the Little-Known History of Black Surfers

    By Declan Gallagher

  • Q&A: New Documentary "Wade in the Water" Spotlights Surfing's African Roots

    By Siraad Dirshe

  • WADE IN THE WATER | David Mesfin

    Marialidia (Cara) Marcotulli

  • ‘Wade in the Water’ with David Mesfin & Jonathan Ellsworth List Item

    By Jonathan Ellsworth

  • ‘Wade in the Water’ Shines Light on Black Surf Culture

    By August Howell

  • Selamta Magazine

    By Kofi Dotse

  • The Surfer's Journal

    Digging at the Roots Vol. 33.1

    By @_christopheduvivier

  • TELLY AWARDS 2023

    Wade in the Water wins two silver Telly Awards

  • WSL – The Lineup

    By Dave Prodan

  • KTLA5

    By Kaj Goldberg

  • Anthem Awards GOLD Winner

    Proud to announce that we have won GOLD at the 2nd Annual The Anthem Awards.

  • Elements of Madness

    David Mesfin’s documentary “Wade in the Water” inspires audiences to dive deep into the lesser known history of African aquatic culture.

    FEB 12, 2023

    By Douglas Davidson

  • Animation Magazine

    By Mercedes Milligan

  • Animation World Network

    By Debbie Diamond Sarto

  • Little Black Book

    FEB 23, 2023

  • NPR - KPCC

    By Larry Mantel and Peter Rainer

  • STAB Magazine

    By Holdern Trka

  • KPFK Radio - Freedom Now

    Freedom Now Gerald Horne - Ayuko Babu & Charles Burnett on Black Cinema & Pan-African Film Festival

  • WeSurf Ep. 4 Podcast

    By Kwame La Bassiere

  • DIVERSIFIED GAME

    By Kellen Coleman

  • Variety

    By Katie Reul

  • The Hollywood reporter

    By Scott Feinberg

  • OkayAFRICA

    By Zee Ngema

  • Los Angeles Sentinel

    By Amanda Scurlock

  • KTLA 5

    By Gale Anderson