Tai Wātea "Waves of Freedom" - Surf Therapy Documentary
Please help us reach our goal so we can complete this documentary and share the transforming power of surf therapy all around the world!
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JUST RELEASED - WATCH THE TRAILER ABOVE! Or click here: https://youtu.be/id-fU75uk0Y
https://vimeo.com/342867248/62e407706c: Here is a video explaining why we need funds to continue and complete this very unique and special documentary.
Eighteen months ago, Brad Hook - a volunteer who took an interest in Live for More - started filming the work we are doing and the young men's stories of transformation. He has done this all voluntarily and in his own time (outside of a very full-time job!) because he wants to share with the world the power of surf therapy changing lives.
We are fundraising so this documentary can be completed professionally by the end of 2019. We want it to be high-quality (cinema quality) so it can be shown around the world and entered into film festivals. All of the young men featured in this documentary have powerful stories they deserve to share!
This is what we are after with the perks listed below each level of sponsorship!
x1 Main Corporate Sponsor featured with film title - $5,000 (ALREADY SECURED BY SHOWERDOME LTD)
- x5 free tickets to the premiere
- Featured in header on film website
- Listed in film credits as major sponsor
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
- Join us for a surf session with the boys
x2 Secondary Corporate Sponsors featured together with film title - $2,500 each
- x4 free tickets to the premiere
- Featured on film website
- Listed in film credits as sponsor
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
- Join us for a surf session with the boys
x5 Private Donors - $1,000 each
- Listed in film credits as an Executive Producer
- x3 free tickets to the premiere
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
x6 Private Donors - $500 each
- x2 free tickets to the premiere
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
- Signed Mount Maunganui surf art print by local artist
x4 Private Donors - $250 each
- x1 free ticket to the premiere
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
x10 Private Donors - $100 each
- Unlimited access to film after the premiere
Total: $20,000
We have listed a goal of $15,000 on here as we have already received $5,000 from our main corporate sponsor, Showerdome Ltd. ***Although donations to the Live for More Charitable Trust usually qualify for a tax credit, donations to this page won't, because of the perks of sponsorship.***
Any amount given will help us reach our goal! If you cannot give one of the amounts above, we appreciate any amount you can contribute because every little bit helps!
*Anyone who donates $10 or more will be listed on the documentary’s website as a supporter.*
About us
Live for More has a vision for confident and hopeful rangatahi/young people free from their pasts, empowered to live up to their true potential and have fulfilling lives.
We believe there is so much MORE to life than drugs, alcohol and crime and we exist to empower vulnerable and disengaged rangatahi/young people to find FREEDOM from their troubled lifestyles.
Live for More uses surfing to engage troubled young people. We run a surf therapy programme called Tai Wātea, which translates to Waves of Freedom.
This therapeutic group programme uses surfing as an effective clinical tool to engage young people who may not respond well to typical intervention. The concept of surfing is also a tangible and understandable analogy for life which is woven throughout the clinical group work. An example of this is how in surfing when we fall we must get back on the board, and in life we must persevere and never give up.
Live for More endeavours to sow hope into young people who are caught up in the justice system and lifestyles of drug and alcohol abuse.
We believe that every single young person can have a meaningful and successful future, regardless of their past decisions and where they have come from.
We know that with the right support and encouragement, young people are able to make better decisions and turn their lives around for a healthier future.
Live for More does not believe in a ‘too hard basket’. We believe that every single young person has value, should be treated with respect and deserves a chance.
We look beyond the hardened exteriors that many young people have, and we see the latent potential that lies within. We endeavour to extract this potential and empower these young people to live for more.
Use of funds
Funds will be used to pay professionals to complete the documentary.
Any additional funds will go towards the documentary's premiere, entering it into film festivals, and to operational costs of Live for More.
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