Liquid Time
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Liquid Time is a 2002 avant-garde surf film
Surf movie
Surf movies fall into three distinct genres:*the surfing documentary - targeting the surfing enthusiast*the 1960s beach party films - targeting the broader community and*fictional feature films with a focus on the reality of surfing...

 that focuses solely on the fluid forms of tubing waves . Brothers Monty Webber
Monty Webber
Monty Webber is an Australian cinematographer whose work is primarily surf films, with an emphasis on water photography. He lives at Angourie Point, on the New South Wales north coast, where he surfs, writes and makes films that stretch the medium to the point that they are recognised...

 and Greg Webber revived a childhood passion for perfectly formed tiny waves by filming the wake of their runabout as it pealed along the edge of a river sandbank. The 20-minute film received the Cinematography
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...

 Award at the 2004 Saint Jean de Luz Surf Film Festival.

Quotes from the DVD cover

  • "Mind-boggling! I must say I don't think I've seen a film that is so beautiful. If there were Academy Awards given out for photography, editing, concept and music in the surfing arena, Liquid Time would take the lot." Alby Falzon
    Alby Falzon
    Albert "Alby" Falzon is an Australian surf filmmaker, photographer and publisher.He grew up in the beachside suburb Maroubra in Sydney. He did not begin surfing until age 14, when the family moved to the New South Wales Central Coast....


  • "Fascinating! Those microwaves break new ground in surf film. The music, the complete camera techniques. A superb job." George Greenough
    George Greenough
    George Greenough is an innovative surfer and cinematographer from Santa Barbara, California who now resides in Byron Bay in New South Wales, Australia. He was born to a wealthy family but despised its trappings and spent most of his time in the ocean. Greenough is best known for creating the modern...


  • "Damn it, man. You've made something so beautiful." Jack McCoy

  • "It's hypnotically fascinating. The slow movements of the lip coming down are just mesmerizing." Paul Witzig
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