Wild Goat Surf

Wild Goat Surf
Directed byCaitlyn Sponheimer
Written byCaitlyn Sponheimer
Produced byMike Johnston
Caitlyn Sponheimer
Warren Sulatycky
StarringShayelin Martin
Leandro Guedes
Dyllón Burnside
Caitlyn Sponheimer
Brittany Drisdelle
CinematographyJoseph Schweers
Edited bySarah Trudelle
Music byCayne McKenzie
Production
company
Studio 104 Entertainment
Release date
  • September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) (VIFF)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Wild Goat Surf is a 2023 Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Caitlyn Sponheimer.[1] The film stars Shayelin Martin as Rell "Goat" Anderson, a young girl living in a trailer park in Penticton, British Columbia, who aspires to become a surfer like her recently deceased father despite living hundreds of miles from the ocean.[2]

The cast also includes Sponheimer as Goat's mother Jane, Leandro Guedes as Nate, Dyllón Burnside as Jason and Brittany Drisdelle as Erin.

The film entered production in August 2022 in and around Pencticton.[3]

The film premiered at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival.

  1. ^ Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Caitlyn Sponheimer’s Directorial Debut ‘Wild Goat Surf’ Announces Start Of Shoot, Cast". Deadline Hollywood, August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Monique Tamminga, "‘Wild Goat Surf’ filming in downtown Penticton". Penticton Western News, September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Angelica Babiera, "Caitlyn Sponheimer’s Wild Goat Surf starts production in B.C.". Playback, August 29, 2022.