Switchfoot: Close to Our Hearts, The Bro-Am Documentary (2014)
San Diego-based, Grammy-award-winning rock band Switchfoot gave four local teen filmmakers behind-the-scenes access to their 10th annual Bro-Am surf contest and concert, which has raised more than a million dollars for San Diego underprivileged teens. The Canyon Crest Academy student filmmakers who created this documentary attend the same public school district where members of Switchfoot grew up and developed their love for music, surf, and beach culture. A production of the school program CCA-TV and Envision Cinema, this short film focuses on the band members' desire to give back to the community that invested in them when they were teens.
Directors: Nick Snyder, Brandon Chase, John De Vito, Evan Stefanko.
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Chad Butler as Self |
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Jerome Fontamillas as Self |
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Jon Foreman as Self |
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Tim Foreman as Self |
| Crew | Tim Foreman | Thanks |
| Crew | Mia Park | Thanks |
| Crew | Chad Butler | Thanks |
| Crew | Jerome Fontamillas | Thanks |
| Crew | Jon Foreman | Thanks |
| Crew | Alex Gorman | Thanks |
| Crew | Drew Shirley | Thanks |
| Crew | Evan Blumenfeld | Thanks |
| Crew | Bob Stefanko | Thanks |
| Writing | John De Vito | Writer |
| Crew | Nick Snyder | Cinematography |
| Camera | Brandon Chase | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John De Vito | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John De Vito | Key Grip |
| Camera | Evan Stefanko | Additional Grip |
| Production | Destin Daniel Cretton | Producer |
| Editing | Nick Snyder | Editor |
| Sound | Nick Snyder | Boom Operator |
| Production | Brad Kester | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Nick Snyder | Director |
| Sound | John De Vito | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Nick Snyder | Key Grip |
| Writing | Evan Stefanko | Writer |
| Directing | Brandon Chase | Director |
| Directing | John De Vito | Director |
| Editing | John De Vito | Editor |
| Directing | Evan Stefanko | Director |
| Camera | Evan Stefanko | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Nick Snyder | Writer |
| Sound | Brandon Chase | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John De Vito | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Nick Snyder | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mark Raines | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Brandon Chase | Editor |