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Riding Giants

Riding Giants

Released: 2004-12-03
© 2004 Setsuna LLC, Forever Films and StudioCanal. All Rights Reserved.
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Released: 2004-12-03
© 2004 Setsuna LLC, Forever Films and StudioCanal. All Rights Reserved.

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From acclaimed director Stacy Peralta comes Riding Giants, the story of big wave surfing. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, Riding Giants uses its dynamic, cross-generational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. We meet Greg Noll, the pioneer, whose relentless push into Hawaii's big surf in the late 1950s earned him the nickname "The Bull." There's Jeff Clark, Northern California's lone frontiersman, who, after discovering the massive waves of Maverick's near San Francisco, rode there alone for over a decade. And finally Hawaii's Laird Hamilton, the prototypical "extreme" surfer, a rare breed of athlete/innovator considered as the best big wave rider who ever waxed a board. Through a fast-paced combination of mediums that include classic archival photography, spectacular movie footage - both current and vintage - and contemporary interviews with the sport's greatest surfers, experts and storytellers, Riding Giants captures the rich visual history of one of the most dramatic athletic adventures of our time. -- Sam George, Global Editor SURFER Magazine

Apple TV: Customer Reviews

2013-08-24

Awe-inspiring

A beautiful story for surfing novices such as myself. Really nicely put together film – great structure leading up to a great ending. Allows you to meet the real players and get a glimpse of the magic they experience out there. Sets the bench mark for what the human mind and body can achieve in harmony with nature.
Jazzy in Kyushu
2013-07-18

Amazing , stunning

One of the best surf documentary I have seen in a very long time. great filming , super music and what a cast .... Very inspiring as well ! Definitely worth every single penny, as you will watch this over and over again for years to come!
Trippinthesurf
2012-06-19

Riding Giants

A great history of big wave surfing with some truly astounding footage.
Will surely become a surf classic of the future if not already.
Camju2