Dana Brown (born December 11, 1959, in Dana Point, California) is an American surfer and

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

, and is the oldest son of filmmaker Bruce Brown. His films include ''The Endless Summer Revisited'' (2000) which is made up of unused footage from ''

The Endless Summer ''The Endless Summer'' is a 1966 American surf documentary film directed, produced, edited and narrated by Bruce Brown. The film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surfing trip around the world. Despite the balmy mediterrane ...

'' (1964) and ''

The Endless Summer II ''The Endless Summer II'' is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film ''The Endless Summer''. In ''The Endless Summer II'', surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and Ro ...

'' (1994), as well as some original interviews with the stars of those films. His first all-original film was '' Step Into Liquid'' (2003) followed by a documentary on the Baja 1000 titled ''

Dust to Glory ''Dust to Glory'' is a 2005 documentary film about the Baja 1000 off-road race. Filming occurred throughout the 2003 event. The film is directed by Dana Brown of '' Step Into Liquid'' fame. The film was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. The film score ...

'' (2005). In 2009, he debuted a new film called '' Highwater'' during the 100th anniversary of the Santa Monica Pier; the film follows life on the North Shore and the surfers who compete in the

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. In 2014, the movie ''On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter'' continues the saga of motocross documentaries which began with the 1972

Academy Award for Documentary Feature The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to '' Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. They have since been best ...

nominated film ''

On Any Sunday ''On Any Sunday'' is a 1971 American documentary film about motorcycle sport, directed by Bruce Brown. It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

'' (1971). Dust 2 Glory 2018.

References

Chicago International Documentary Festival page
for ''

External links

* 1959 births Living people People from Dana Point, California American documentary filmmakers American surfers {{US-film-bio-stub