In Côte d’Ivoire, a New Generation Learns to Read the Waves

A surfer in an orange shirt rides inside the barrel of a wave off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire

Along the Ivorian coastline, the ocean has never been a playground. It feeds families, holds spirits and commands a caution passed down through generations. For most of the country’s history, almost nobody looked at those waves and imagined riding them. The Rising Dawn, a feature documentary by Ivorian filmmakers Nadi Saddy and Nuits Balnéaires, is […]