Santa Cruz Film Festival

Sliding Liberia/Vaya Con Gringos

Friday, May 16, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
- Friday, May 16, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
at Cayuga Vault
in Santa Cruz, CA

Sliding Liberia - Britton Caillouette and Nicole Lidow - 49 min - USA/Liberia - Four young surfers travel through the war-torn West African nation of Liberia searching for prime surfing spots. This search becomes a quest for understanding, and the surfers record the stories of Liberians they meet along the journey. Sliding Liberia challenges the conventional surf film genre juxtaposing war-torn urban landscapes with images of tropical paradise. Combining classic surf aesthetic with a social documentary ethos, Sliding Liberia reverses basic assumptions and gives a voice for the first time to the people who live in surfer's paradise.***** Vaya con Gringos - Zachary Hill, Scott Cherry - 62 min - USA Travel 20,000 miles with Santa Cruz?s own Zack Hill and Scott Cherry from one end of the Americas to the other in a 1982 Toyota Landcruiser, surfing and rock climbing, but most importantly, getting to know the people who inhabit these amazing continents. From Alaska to Argentina, meet artists, environmentalists, activists, athletes and other people who consider themselves Americans!