"Sliding Liberia" is a film that crosses genres. Conceived of by Stanford filmmaker Britton Caillouette and Stanford PhD student Nicholai Lidow, this surf film/social documentary follows a group of young surfers to Liberia in search of more than perfect waves. As they travel through the West African country, devastated by decades of brutal civil war, they record the stories of people they meet along the way––people like Alfred, a young boy who became Liberia's first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels. Besides rediscovering a world-class point break that could be the best-kept secret in the surfing world, the surfers find something much more important––a way to travel responsibly in the 21st century.Featuring Patagonia Surfers: Dan Malloy, Crystal Thornburg, and Chris Del Moro.Cinematography by: Dave Homcy (Shelter, Brokedown Melody).
