Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents "First In, Last Out". After leaving the Coast Guard to follow her passion, Christa Funk became one of surf’s most respected photographers. Fearless in the ocean, she’s first in and last out—capturing iconic moments that define surf history and honoring her father’s wish to chase her dream.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents "Andre is an Idiot." A man embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined to maintain his humor while learning to live happily.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents A New View of the Moon. A telescope on the sidewalks of Los Angeles gives passersby a wondrous up-close look at a familiar object: a new view of the moon.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Your Last Best: A Memphis Rox Story, which follows the rise of a community climbing gym bringing hope to South Memphis. In a neighborhood long deprived of resources, Jarmond Johnson and others find strength, connection, and new possibilities on the climbing wall.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Yanuni, which follows Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon, as she rises from her remote village to become Brazil’s first Secretary of Indigenous Rights. Facing danger, motherhood, and political power, she fights for her people and the planet’s survival.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Whispers, an exploration of the deep connection between skiers and the mountains, capturing the raw intensity and quiet beauty that draw us back year after year. The film showcases the magic of skiing long after the crowds have gone, where the glow of headlamps cuts through the darkness, snowflakes shimmer under moonlight and every turn feels otherworldly. 

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents When the Storms Hit, which follows photojournalist Kevin Painchaud of Lookout Santa Cruz as he documents the devastating California storms—and the decline of local journalism. What starts as storm coverage becomes a Pulitzer-winning story of resilience and community.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents When Dishwashers Were Kings. A film about Telluride's ski bum culture. Made by locals about locals.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Valley Under Fire. This short documentary follows climber and former park employee Nate Vince, whose protest on Yosemite’s El Capitan sparked national attention. Through his story, the film explores the struggles, passion, and community behind protecting America’s national parks.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Uphill Both Ways, which follows Troy, who has lived off-grid in a remote mountain cabin until love and family reshape his solitude. As he, Megan, and their son embrace wilderness life, Troy begins to question how long they can sustain their isolated way of living.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Unless We Dance, which follows Bonays, an Afro-dance teacher in Quibdó, Colombia, who empowers youth to escape violence through movement. His dance company, Black Boys Chocó, becomes a powerful act of resilience and unity—a tribute to the Afro community’s strength and spirit.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Unicorn Sashimi. Telluride’s own Felt Soul Media teamed up with Nick Waggoner and Yuki Mayazaki of Sweetgrass Productions to track a wild unicorn in Hokkaido, Japan. But all they found was delicious ramen — and deep, sweet snow.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Unearth. Set in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, this film follows Indigenous leaders and salmon fishermen as they fight against a proposed copper mine—the largest in North America—revealing the mining industry’s dangers and the strength of community activism protecting their homeland.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Twisted Braid, a love letter to a little town built on culture, connection, and creativity.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents To Scale: Time. On a dry lakebed in California, a group of friends attempt to build a scale model of Time, a true illustration of cosmic evolution, and our place within it.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents To Be a Child, which follows San Francisco artist Haoyun Erin Zhao as she transforms California’s natural beauty and sensory memories into expansive abstract art. Through her meditative process, Zhao explores emotion, environment, and the creative magic that connects all things.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents Then Comes the Body, follows Daniel Ajala, a self-taught ballet dancer in Nigeria who founded Leap of Dance Academy in his front yard. When his students’ viral video captivates the world, new opportunities arise—revealing a powerful story of passion, perseverance, and purpose.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents The Life We Have, which follows Rob Shaver, who has faced multiple stage four cancer recurrences over two decades. Through moments of strength and reflection, the film captures his resilience, wisdom, and deep gratitude for life as he confronts his latest battle with the disease.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents "The Kelp We Breathe," which dives deeper into the questions of why kelp matters to us, unveiling culture, passion, and community.

Coast Film & Music Festival 2025 presents The Ice Builders. Set in the remote Zanskar Valley of the Himalayas, this film explores how rising temperatures and vanishing glaciers threaten life in Ladakh. In a powerful act of resilience, locals build artificial glaciers—blending tradition and innovation to fight water scarcity and climate change.