Brian Adamkiewicz

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{{Short description|American surfer, skateboarder and filmmaker}}

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| major_achievements = Won the Cannes Film Festival Emerging Filmmakers Showcase Award

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{{Orphan|date=March 2019}}

Brian Adamkiewicz is a surfer, skateboarder, and filmmaker who won the Cannes Film Festival Emerging Filmmakers Showcase award for best student documentary for "Build Ramps Not Walls".{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/adam-kiewicz-cannes-film-festival-1.18681712|title=LI skateboarder-turned-filmmaker wins at Cannes|work=Newsday|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/d5dd0429-8878-494a-ae77-10d1e11faf6b|title=BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS|website=sub.festival-cannes.fr|language=en-us|access-date=2018-05-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthescenesnyc.com/build-ramps-not-walls-documentary/|title=A Documentary With A Purpose Called "Build Ramps Not Walls" - Behind the Scenes NYC (BTSNYC)|website=www.behindthescenesnyc.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-24}}{{Cite news|url=http://remezcla.com/film/trailer-build-ramps-not-walls-documentary/|title=TRAILER: In 'Build Ramps Not Walls' Doc, Mexican & US Skaters Come Together for a Common Purpose|date=2017-05-11|work=Remezcla|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US}} Adamkiewicz is a graduate of Long Beach High School and lives in Long Beach, NY.{{Cite news|url=https://whalebonemag.com/build-ramps-not-walls/|title=Building Ramps and Tearing Down Walls » Whalebone|date=2018-01-09|work=Whalebone|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.easternsurf.com/photos/potd/april-26-2017/|title=April 26, 2017 — New York Lineup. Photo: Brian Adamkiewicz|date=2017-04-26|work=EasternSurf.com|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ampav.com/index.php/student-programs/cannes-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/2018-finalists-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/|title=2018 Finalists: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase -- The American Pavilion|website=www.ampav.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-28}}