Cyrus Sutton

Background

Before graduating Los Alamitos High School in 2000, Sutton lived in Japan with his father where he received his middle school education while attending Fukuoka International School, Fukuoka, Japan.

Education

Before graduating Los Alamitos High School in 2000, Sutton lived in Japan with his father where he received his middle school education while attending Fukuoka International School, Fukuoka, Japan.

Career

Growing up in Southern California and dividing his time between the coast and mountains, Sutton"s inventive approach to filmmaking became the basis of the outdoor surf website Korduroy.tv Growing up near the ocean and participating in water sports such as body surfing, bodyboarding and surfing, he sought to use cinematography to document the surf culture around him and on his travels. His commercial clients include Adidas, Apple, Corona, Reef, and Patagonia. His career has been well documented by various national publications such as Surfer Magazine and the New York Times.

1999–2002 – Professional surfer until age twenty and again in 2007 at age twenty-eight.

He is still presently surfing professionally, earning the cover of The Surfer"s Journal in 2011. 2002–2003 – Editor and writer at Opper Sports Productions 2006–2008 – In-house multimedia consultant at Ubiquity Records 2009–2010 – Director for Landia Productions 2011–present – Brand ambassador for Reef 2013–present – Brand ambassador for Leatherman Reef Leatherman GoPro Beaming.

Achievements

• 2003 – Best Cinematography at X-Dance Film Fest for Riding Waves 2005 – Emmy Award Best Southwest Region Documentary for Next Wave: A Tsunami Relief Story 2009 – Best Short Film at Yallingup Surf Film Fest for Tom’s Creation Plantation 2010 – Best Story X-Dance Film Fest, Best Film Canadian Surf Film Fest, Best Film Anglet Surf Film Fest, Best Film Surfilm Festibal San Sebastián, Best Film London Surf Film Fest for Stoked and Broke 2012 – Best Short Film, San Diego Surf Film Fest Another Day in the Life of Wayne Lynch.