Film Screening and Live Music: Paddle to the Ocean (2013)

In 2009, singer, songwriter, filmmaker and expedition kayaker Zac Crouse witnessed the death of his best friend during a kayaking accident. After being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, he decided to take action. As a Recreational Therapist, he self-prescribed therapy consisting of a trip from Ottawa, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia without the assistance of motor vehicles. It was a trip Crouse had planned to do with his friend and decided to pursue by himself after his loss. Paddle to the Ocean is the story of Zac's trip and his fight against PTSD.