Sonny Miller Credits

Education:

San Dieguito High School
Palomar College

 

Publications:
Surfer Magazine
Breakout Magazine
Snowboarder Magazine

 

Awards:
1997, Surfer Poll Awards
Best Film "Searching for Tom Curren"

 

Films Directed: 
Breakin' on Thru  1992
The Search 1992
The Search II 1993,

The Search III Beyond the Boundaries 1994
The Search IV Feral Kingdom 1995
The Search Trippin the Planet  1996
Searching for Tom Curren 1996
For The Sea  1994
Aloha Bowls  1995
Bad Habits 2000
These Colors Taste like Music 2001
Waterman  2008

 

Films Hollywood:

In Gods Hands  1998
James Bond Die another Day  2002
Blue Crush  2002
Big Bounce  2004
Riding Giants  2004
Lords of Dogtown  2005
Ride  2014
Point Break  2014

 

Television:

Wind on Water  1998
OP Pro boat challenge  2000
Manhunt  2000
Combat Missions  2000
Surf Girls  2003
X games  2005
John from Cincinnati  2007
ESPN down the barrel  2007
48 Hours
NCIS
Law and Order LA

 

In Front of the Camera:
Surfer TV - Host 1987
Blue Crush Contest Announcer 2002

Inside "Die another day" 2003
Billabong Odyssey 2003
Fiberglass and Megapixels 2010

 

"He was a much-loved guy wherever he went,"
"A bright light, positive, gung-ho,
  never complaining."  

- Laird Hamilton

 

 "Sonny truly epitomised the meaning of
   being stoked,"
- Kelly Slater

 

Sonny filming in Australia for The Search.
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R.I.P Sonny Miller

Beautiful tribute from Rip Curl
Jim Russi captured some great shots of Sonny
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SURFER Tribute

SURFER Tribute

Sonny Miller raised the level whenever he walked into a room. All levels. The volume, for starters; Sonny had a big voice. The energy, the buzz, the metabolism of whatever space Sonny was occupying—it all went up a notch or two. It felt great. The way Sonny did it, somehow, it wasn’t really about him. Lots of people who have that same turn-it-up knack, it’s a “look at me!” kind of thing. With Sonny, it was like everybody got a free shot of espresso. You felt a little brighter, a little snappier in his presence.

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Tamayo Perry (1975-2024)

Tamayo Perry (1975-2024)

A tribute to inspirational and legendary cameraman Sonny MillerI think it’s fare to say, that in the short 54 years that Sonny Miller had graced us with his presents here on planet earth; he has left behind a mountainous legacy of creativity, inspiration and motivation.

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SURFLINE Tribute

SURFLINE Tribute

Longtime surf filmmaker (aka "Cap" n Fun") passes away at 53. By Jamie Brisick

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International Cinematographers Guild

International Cinematographers Guild

Anyone who loves action cinematography – in the water, on concrete, or waist deep in snowy powder – already knows the legend that was Sonny Miller.

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Helen Hunt talks about Sonny

Helen Hunt talks about Sonny

He'd get on the back of a jet ski and point that box at me while I surfed, or fell. While I surfed and screamed during the hardest year of my life. Sonny helped me put this thing on film: A story about a 50-year-old woman who's been through a really, really bad thing and loves the world anyway. He was the perfect person to do it.

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Sonny Miller Paddle Out - October 26, 2014