"BACK TO CHINA BEACH " is a new documentary about the legendary surf club at Danang's famous China Beach. The club was founded by Larry Martin to bring a little bit of home to the war zone and some 50 of his fellow soldiers and Marines became members club members who surfed the local waters during the Vietnam War.
Producer Mike Cotton, Co-Producer & Director Dave Barnes, a two-time Emmy winner for his work with PBS-TV, Associate Producer and Adviser Larry Martin are seeking sponsors for Air Travel for the U.S. and Viet Nam, ground transportation and lodging to support the project. Barnes has won awards for his long-form TV journalism projects covering the British music invasion and the tragedy of teen suicide.
Sponsors will receive: onscreen product placement, closing credits, advertising space, and premier tour screening and other live event exposure, say the producers.
"BTCB" is a full length film covering the legendary Viet Nam beach during the late 1960's and early 1970's . To fill in details the producers are also seeking interviews with those who were there or their family members. The are also looking for submissions of memorabilia such as old film footage, photos and news articles about the club .
"BTCB " is slated for a late 2017 release . For details contact the filmmakers at: 850-384-1484 or [email protected].
Said Martin in an interview with the Pensacola News Journal: "We got the surf club going and got patches for the members. I was fortunate that I got to work nights so I had every day free to surf." Martin, who was then 22 at the time, was stationed at nearby Camp Tien Sha. He is now 71 and continues to surf. See below fora link to the trailer and article about the film project.
If you go check out the Stormrider Surf blog for local seasonal conditions for surfers in the South China Sea Da Nang, Vietnam.
Editorial Note: Dick Pirozzolo is coauthor of "Escape from Saigon - a Novel" with Michael Morris that is set during April 1975, the final days of the Vietnam War, and two years after American troops left South Vietnam. Today Vietnam's coastal waters attract tourists from all over the world - including American surfers. The legendary site was popularized in the the 1988-1991 TV Drama China Beach
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