--- title: Rhode Island Tourism Video Shows Footage from Iceland description: The Ocean State is making waves canonical: https://time.com/4277760/rhode-island-tourism-video-iceland/ author: Olivia B. 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IndieWhip, the company that edited the video, and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, which hired the firm, have apologized for the error. “The footage in question is of a Rhode Island skateboarder, filmed by a Rhode Islander,” IndieWhip added [in a statement.](http://blog.indiewhip.com/indiewhip-releases-statement-in-regards-to-weareri-campaign-video-edit?utm%5Fcampaign=Marketing&utm%5Fcontent=30347209&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter) T-shirts, hoodies, and tank tops that say “Rhode Iceland” are now being sold for charity at [RhodeIceland.com](https://twitter.com/HarpaReykjavik/with%5Freplies?lang=en) — the kind of enthusiasm that the state’s governor Gina Raimondo says will bring more people to the Ocean State: “Here’s the good news: Now when people go search for Iceland, they’re seeing Rhode Island,” the Democrat told the [Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3d40d785b58a4a9a851ec3deff2d3a8b/rhode-island-governor-says-iceland-video-may-draw-tourists) on Wednesday. > [](https://twitter.com/GinaRaimondo/status/714875605452324864) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4277760/rhode-island-tourism-video-iceland/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4277760/rhode-island-tourism-video-iceland/"},"headline":"Rhode Island Tourism Video Shows Footage from Iceland","datePublished":"2016-03-31T17:51:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:16.575Z","description":"The Ocean State is making waves","url":"https://time.com/4277760/rhode-island-tourism-video-iceland/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Business topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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