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Five years in the making, Facing Monsters follows Kerby\u2019s quest to ride a ferocious slab wave in the Southern Ocean that no other person on the planet has surfed before.<\/p>\n
To outsiders, Kerby may appear to be a man who lives on the edge, but in truth he is a family man very easy to like. As a child, Kerby discovered an intense passion known in the surfing world as \u2018the stoke\u2019, the feeling when he first stood up on a surfboard.<\/p>\n
As Kerby grew up and became more skilled in the waves, he found it harder to experience the same level of stoke, leading him to hunt bigger, heavier and more dangerous surf until he discovered that his ultimate challenge lies in taking on the unique ferocity of slab waves.<\/p>\n
We also learn Kerby\u2019s backstory from his reckless partying days to his bond with his childhood sweetheart Nicole, the complexities of his relationship with his parents and the trust he has in his brother Cortney, who shares his passion.<\/p>\n Along the way, we share the emotional and psychological dilemma Kerby faces: what\u2019s the price of a dream?<\/p>\n This question underpins Kerby\u2019s story and he\u2019s candid with his answers as he weighs the risk of achieving his audacious dream against the threat to his family.<\/p>\n If Kerby takes on this wave of consequence, there are only two outcomes: he either succeeds or he doesn\u2019t. So dangerous is the break that serious injury or even death are very real possibilities.<\/p>\n As the film reaches its climax, Kerby\u2019s hopes have come to fruition \u2013 the slab is breaking, its savagery tangible, the risk enormous.<\/p>\n Can the monsters even be ridden?<\/p>\n Will Cortney tow his brother into the monster, knowing he\u2019s party to either a death-wish or a dream?<\/p>\n As Kerby prepares to take on the ride of his life, we\u2019re there with him, immersed in the thundering ferocity of the Southern Ocean.<\/p>\n Tickets for the screenings are $20 and are on sale now through the Eventbrite website (search \u201cANSM_FacingMonsters\u201d).<\/p>\n Ocean Mind has partnered with the ANSM for the screening, with proceeds from Facing Monsters ticket sales supporting Ocean Mind\u2019s programs teaching disadvantaged young people how to surf and connecting them with mentors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Australian National Surfing Museum is proud to announce a Torquay screening of the international award-winning documentary Facing Monsters: a feature-length film that digs deep into the psyche of enigmatic West Australian \u201cslab wave\u2019\u201d surfer Kerby Brown. Screening in the ANSM theatre from 8pm on July 8, Facing Monsters is a spectacular exploration of fear, […]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/FacingMonsters_left_49280.jpg\")