2025 Webby Winner - Video & Film Sports (Series & Channels) 2025
AGENCY PARTNERS: UEG + WORLD SURF LEAGUE
CREATIVE: BLUE OX
PRODUCTION: BLUE OX
POST: BLUE OX
TALENT: JOHN JOHN FLORENCE
TALENT: JACK ROBINSON
TALENT: JOHANNE DEFAY
TALENT: SHAUN TOMSON
TALENT: MOANA JONES WONG
TALENT: LEAH DAWSON
TALENT: JOHN PYZEL
WSL PRODUCER: TIM GREENBERG
UEG EP: JARED PEARLMAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROBBY KOLANZ
PRODUCER: EMILY MORBERG
PRODUCER: TAY ROSS
PRODUCER: ASHTON GOGGINS
PRODUCTION MANAGER: RAPHA LEBLANC
DP: CONNOR KELSEY
CAM OP: MAKANA LABOY
CAM OP: SANTANA SEBASTIAN
CAM OP: ILJA MARAN
1ST AC: VINCENT RICAFORT
GAFFER: BRADY BERRYHILL
SOUNDTECH: GUILLERMO NAVARRO
SOUND: BRYCE PAUL STEPHENS
POST DIRECTOR: MATT WILCOX
ASSISTANT POST DIRECTOR: CAM GOOD
POST PRODUCER: EMILY MORBERG
EDITOR: SANTANA SEBASTIAN
EDITOR: MITCHELL HARRIS
ASSISTANT EDITOR: NEIL PETERSON
VFX: 9iFX
VFX: PAUL DESILVA
VFX: WTTR STUDIOS
VFX: VFX LA
SOUND MIX: JEBARI DEAN
COLOR: ELLIOTT POWELL
PA: JAMES MACKENZIE
PA: BRAEDEN PATO
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: SHAUN TOMSON
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: OPPER FILMS
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: PARALLEL SEA
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: WORLD SURF LEAGUE
Client - Leica Camera
‘O HAWAI’I MĀKOU
Mainei Kinimaka - Writer & Director
Ben Ono - Cinematography, Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Design, Color Grading.
Keawe Goodhue - Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Translation & Dialect
CAST
Haylin Chock
Kia Kaha Lopez
Kahīkoloa Lopez
Kaikalā Lopez
Titus Kinimaka
Te Kehukehu Butler
Manawai Olanolan
Lai’ula Olanolan
Lihu’e Kinimaka Lopez
Joe Lopez
Robin Kinimaka
‘Alekai Kinimaka
Kai’ale’ale Kinimaka
Mainei Kinimaka
Director & Photographer
Carissa Moore - Cover Shoot
October 12, 2024, hōkū lele C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made it’s 80,000 year orbit past our planet.
As the sun fell below the horizon on the North Shore of O'ahu, we turned our gaze out to the ocean. 15 minutes into dusk, the clouds parted and we could see the brilliant comet tail. Thankful to witness such a rare and significant celestial event here at home.
Model: Xavier Downey-Silva
FORMATION feat. Coco Ho for Pirette
Directed by Benjamin Ono
Director of Photography Mason Prendergast
1st AC Vincent Ricafort
Drone Operators Mason Prendergast & Benjamin Ono
Water Operator Benjamin Ono
Original Score, "Tremble" by Nash Howe based off of Carole King's, "I Feel the Earth Move"
Sound Design & Sound Mix by Nash Howe
Spoken Word, "Peace" by Sharon Irving
Feat. Dwayne Johnson
Director: Nash Howe
Director of Photography: Benjamin Ono
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Design, Colorist: Benjamin Ono @silkymerman
Client: Jason Momoa x Mananalu Powered by Boomerang Water
Narration: Jason Momoa
Production Company: On The Roam
Writer, Director, Producer: Mainei Kinimaka @maineikinimaka
On The Roam Producer: James Mendoza
On The Roam Chief of Operations: Kate True @KTruethat
Boomerang Team: Jerrod Freund, Jason Dibble
Public Relations: Tess Finkle, Metro PR
FPV Footage: Nick Yee @yeeFPV
Cast:
Maluhia Kinimaka @maluhiakinimaka
Laiula Olanolan
Manawai Olanolan
Ivana Burbage
Rava Burbage
Zoe McDougall
Austin Kino
Kehu Butler
Water Safety: Austin Kino @holokinohawaii
Production Assist: Luci Hare, Lost Boy Productions @lostboyproductions
Client: REEF sandals
Location: Tahiti, French Polynesia.
The ocean created a bed of blue - for a lifetime I felt like I had been in a coma. The surface twinkled with every passing sunbeam. A glassy surface stuck in an improbable ether. And now, with a warm hug of a far away place, I’m finally waking up. Magnificent.
SP21 | Hawaii
ha’a keaulana - commissioned by olukai
Ha'a Keaulana is the Granddaughter of Surf Legend Buffalo Keaulana and daughter to Big Wave Surfer/Stuntman and Waterman Brian Keaulana. Immersed in her Hawaiian Culture and surrounded by the beautiful sea and landscapes of the Leeward Coast, Ha'a has made Mākaha Beach her playground for work and surf.
Head of Content: Ron Strutti
Social Media Lead: Roy Mayer
Edit by: Nadav Elovic
Production: PURE CINEMA
Director: Andi Lipo
DOP/Water Op: Benjamin Ono
Executive Producer: Luke McCain
Producer: Michael Alexander
Head of Production: Emily Pacillo Kern
Sound Mixer: Rogelio Muñoz
Production Support & Coordinator: Aleph Alighieri
Production Assistant: Francisco Viamontes
Vineyard Vines F23
Role: Director of Photography
Director - Benjamin Ono
I jolted awake as our prop plane encountered turbulence. There was drool on my left shoulder, a usual suspect amongst aeronautical siestas. Through my delirious awakening, I peered through the window greeted with the most fantastic sight. My eyes squinted protectively as a bright blue ocean looked back up at me. Against the afternoon sun, a lush green mountain rose into the clouds. A paradise within paradise. In that moment, the isles of French Polynesia imprinted its beauty to my core.
Model: Xavier Downey Silva
Client: Guam Tourism
Vines draped over the entrance of the cave - the air was dense with moisture along with something a bit more metaphysical. Roots entered the depths of the caves, spreading like veins deep into the darkness. An offering was placed, accompanied by traditional Chamorro vocalizations recognizing the spirits of the earth, the Taotaomo’na. We asked for out safe passage through the jungle, “Grandmother and grandfather, excuse us. May we walk through and visit your land and when you come to our land we will welcome you to do the same.”
One crisp morning in Kona, humanity stepped out along the volcanic coastline. It’s barren rock, the rock that made way for Man’s net, whispered in silent acknowledgement; what we do is not for the sport of our counterparts, but a means of connectivity to the food we eat.
Under plumes of cloud, seemingly made of red phosphorus, divers washed away the malice in the seawater without debt. And so with the pelagic blue, time becomes irrelevant, just as things slow in moments of pure focus, I had a recognizable sentiment that life was about to be taken. A pair of rose colored glasses drifted slowly into the depths, fading into darkness.
A community recognizes the kill. Evoking the rare smile of the elders, recalling days of their youth, feeding the universal longing not only of stomach - but of heart.
Hawaii, 2020. On assignment for OluKai.
adidas x Fear of God
3x3 - An immersive brand and product experience featuring 3-screen video and sound installations. Fear of God tapped Even/Odd to showcase their family of brands and the newly-launched Athletics partnership with Adidas. They created a 3-room immersive video and sound installation to engage customers within a unique retail experience at Innersect 2022—the cutting-edge culture, art, and fashion event in Shanghai.
There is an invisible line, a barrier if you will, that stops us from moving forward. As humans, we tend to shy away from our own skin as it pertains to our natural state. We observe animals and seem to draw a disconnect between them, a hierarchy. We tend to define our own bodies as human and the rest of the beings of earth as “animals.” We reinforce this headspace with aquariums, cages & domestication. All the while, this dissociation feeds and grows other false attitudes, most prominently, fear.
“A Note From Earth…” explores the taboo and intimate connection between nudity, wildlife & naturalism. The series was created over a span of four months and strictly through the technique of freediving - each moment only lasting as long as a single breath of air. This collection of images was made in collaboration with the non-profit Earth Family as a part of their 2021 Calendar, featuring artist & activist Marisa Papen.
