Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Love Letters: A Love Note to Skateboarding, in which lifelong skateboarder Sean Taylor revisits San Diego’s iconic spots. Through reflections and vignettes, the film pays tribute to everyday skaters—a love letter to skateboarding about connection, inspiration, and the lifestyle beyond competition.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Love Letter to the Unseen. This film follows youth conservationist Spencer Hitchen of @SaveSunriseGlossies as he investigates the endangered Maugean Skate and the politics threatening its survival. With salmon farming devastating its only Tasmanian habitat, numbers are plummeting—but hope remains. Directed by Josh ‘Bones’ Murphy, the film blends science, art, and First Nations voices to inspire action.”

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Love+War, which follows Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario as she risks her life in war zones while balancing motherhood. Twice kidnapped on assignment, she faces the costs of conflict reporting and the pull between her duty to journalism and her devotion to family—grappling with what it means to follow a calling that endangers everything she loves.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Little Liberty, a little peek into Tim's little Statue of Liberty Museum.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Lines, a film that follows the interwoven journey of a skier and a rapper as they navigate this moment, on stages of their own composition.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Keepers of the Canyon, a a powerful portrait of grassroots resistance in Southern California, where communities fight corporate development. Centered on activist Barefoot Joel, the film captures the human stakes of land battles—endangered species, habitat loss, and public outcry—offering a microcosm of America’s climate and sprawl crisis.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents If I Disappear, a short film about acclaimed author Jedidiah Jenkins, who retreats to a remote mountain cabin for two months to see if he can reclaim his creative process.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents I’m Still Here, a short film about three people who lived this history as children and elected to stay in Birmingham to try and turn the city's struggles with Civil Rights into a symbol for hope.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Here the Wild Things Are. Each year, Aotearoa New Zealand joins a high-stakes global competition where thousands of ecologists and enthusiasts scour cities, photographing wildlife and hoping to discover new species.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Hellbent. In this poignant short documentary, Jenny Lesieutre—a determined life-long wildlife advocate—and a community at the frontlines of the wild horse overpopulation crisis in America confront the issue, exploring the delicate balance between preservation and intervention. 

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Gangsta Gardener, spotlighting Ron Finley, the legendary South LA gardener whose MasterClass inspired millions. Through one intimate interview and striking visuals from his garden, the film shares his mission to challenge norms and empower communities through sustainable urban gardening and creative resistance.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Fish for the Future, where multiple agencies and volunteers come together after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, CA, to rescue an endangered fish population before they are completely wiped out by an upcoming mudslide.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Equipo #3, which offers an intimate portrait of sugarcane workers in Mante, Tamaulipas, México. From pre-dawn rides to long days in the fields, the film captures the grit, ritual, and humanity of labor—meals shared, machetes sharpened, ash falling at sunset—revealing the rhythm and resilience of life in the cañaverales.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Epicenter. Go behind the scenes with sculptor Casey Parlette as he builds a large-scale installation celebrating marine wildlife and talks about his inspirations and process.  The sculpture “Epicenter” was on display this summer in front of Laguna Beach city hall. Casey lives and works in Laguna Beach.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Empire Skate, which chronicles the rise and lasting impact of New York skateboarding culture, from Supreme’s global influence to the personal stories of skaters who shaped the scene. Through triumphs, loss, and creativity, the film captures a pivotal era where style, film, and community converged to create something timeless.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Eliot Jackson - Drop the Mic. A powerhouse in the mountain bike world—known for his RedBull TV commentary, fearless riding, and community advocacy with Grow Cycling. Once a pro racer, he’s shifted gears to build impact off the track, championing inclusivity and inspiring the next generation of riders.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Earthworks. Ceramicist Kim Hall draws similarities between her craft and her favorite hobby - desert rock climbing.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Cottonwood. A short film that follows founders Elliott Kuhn and Alexys Romo as they recount the origins of Cottonwood Urban Farm, its partnership with Black Thumb Farm, and the impact they've had in their community as part of the greater Los Angeles Area.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Comparsa. A film based in Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe confront gender violence through art. In response to the killing of 41 girls in a state-run ‘Safe Home,’ they lead a vibrant street performance of puppets, stilt walkers, and drums—transforming grief into healing and exposing systemic abuse.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Cletus. A short documentary about art, skating, and self-discovery. After moving to rural Florida, a young artist reinvents his style, drawing inspiration from skating and individuality. His leap into a new creative mindset transforms not only his artwork, but his perspective on life.