The Coast Film Foundation is proud to support Catching Light, an inspiring and introspective documentary about snowboarding pioneer Tina Basich directed by Dalton Paley. A driving force behind the rise of women’s snowboarding, the film highlights Tina’s determination to find space for women within a male dominated culture. The film reveals untold stories of the sport’s early days, the rapid growth of snowboarding, and Tina’s cultivation of community within the sport. While also exploring the journey of her daughter’s complicated medical diagnosis, what begins as a mission to preserve history becomes a deeper reflection on resilience, equity, motherhood, and letting go.

In partnership with Irreverent Films and Tina Basich, the Coast Film Foundation is raising $50,000 through our fiscal sponsorship program to help bring this story to life and ensure these memories are never lost.

Every donation helps bring this story to life—and we’ve created a few special ways to say thank you.

$10,000 donation: Receive one of Tina’s pro model snowboards from Tina’s archive collection, signed. Only three available! (Shipping in the USA only)
$2,000 donation: Receive a signed Original mixed-media artwork. (Shipping in the USA only)
$1,000 donation: Receive a signed Archival print from Tina's mixed-media warrior Capita snowboard art series. (Shipping in the USA only)
$500 donation: Receive a signed galley original transcript of her book "Pretty Good for a Girl" with vintage stickers. (Shipping in the USA only)

To learn more about Catching Light, visit https://www.coastfilmfestival.com/film-grant-tina-basich.

Fiscal Sponsorship Spotlight: Catching Light w/ Tina Basich