About the movie:      The highest grossing Australian documentary and winner of the 2008 X-Dance Film Festival, Bra Boys, will soon be released in select US theaters on April 11, 2008, directly following it's April 7th LA premiere.  World-class surfing and archival footage, along with an against-all-odds story, Bra Boys depicts the history of surfers from inner-Sydney suburb Maroubra Beach and the extreme hardship they endure from childhood.   Directed by Sunny Abberton (also one of the stars of the film) and narrated by Academy Award Winner® Russell Crowe, Bra Boys became an instant smash hit breaking a 17-year-old record for the most successful Australian, non-IMAX documentary-style film after its release in Australia in March 2007.  Bra Boys quickly got the attention of Brian Grazer who will produce a fact-based drama based on the documentary.  Crowe will make his directorial debut with the film scheduled for late 2008 release as well.

Burkela Films is a full service boutique distribution and production studio focused on action sports, music and pop culture owned and operated by Sal Masekela and Jason Bergh under the mantra 'action sports films that matter.'  Berkela's mission is to bring stories on the action sports lifestyle to light, focusing on its characters and history.  Through executive production, creation and customized marketing Berkela and VAS Entertainment distribute films to niche and mainstream audiences. The most recent release, Disposable Hero - The Brian Deegan Story was awarded Best Biography at X-Dance in 2007 and appeared on Spike TV later that year.

(Nancy Carlson handled all the PR for the event and thats Anne-Marie Dacyshyn from Burton on the right, very tall Australian hotties in the middle)

Macca also performed and is one of the co-directors of the film.

Snowboarding legend Trevor Andrew's band Trouble rocked the house.
Love the mask and the LV parka.

VAS Entertainment is a market leader in the distribution of action sports films, with content in 42 separate categories ranging from surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and rock climbing to fitness, football, golf and soccer. Established in 1988, the company distributes hundreds of current titles and works with more than two hundred filmmakers.