Wild Goat SurfSeptember 29, 6 pm, The Rio Theatre; October 3, 3:45 pm, International VillageThere is a moment, imperceptible but significant, when the unburdened, carefree, and unstructured days of adolescence begin to carry a certain weight. B.C. director Caitlyn Sponheimer explores this juncture in her summer dazed feature Wild Goat Surf. Twelve-year-old Goat (Shayelin Martin) has a crystal-clear vision of who she is, or on the very least, who she aspires to be. Despite never having laid eyes on the ocean, her dreams are full of visions of conquering big waves. Nestled within the picturesque Skaha Lake, where she and her mother spend summers in a neighboring RV park, the young teen’s thoughts are perpetually drawn to pictures...
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