Sachi Cunningham

<p dir="ltr">For more than two decades, Sachi Cunningham has been training her lens on women and the pioneers of big-wave surfing.</p> <p dir="ltr">After earning a BA in history from Brown University and a Masters of Journalism from UC Berkeley, Cunningham started the first video team at the <em>LA Times</em>, where she produced the award-winning series <em>Chasing the Swell</em>, which documents the first ever Big Wave World Tour. She was the first person, male or female, ever to have water shots published of wily Ocean Beach. </p> <p dir="ltr">Other "firsts" include serving as the first female board member of Save the Waves Coalition and first woman to receive the Wave Saver Award from the non-profit. She documented the first women's heats at the Mavericks WickrX Invitational, the Puerto Escondido Big Wave Challenge, the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, and The Eddie. Cunningham has been included in both <em>Surfline</em>'s list of top filmmakers and <em>Surfer</em> magazine's list of top p...