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Riding giants, Quiksilver Entertainment ; Forever Films & StudioCanal present ; a Forever Films, StudioCanal, Setsuna LLC, AOP production in association with Quiksilver ; producers, Agi Orsi, Jane Kachmer, Stacy Peralta ; written by Stacy Peralta, Sam George ; directed by Stacy Peralta

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: PG-13

Riding giants

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Quiksilver Entertainment ; Forever Films & StudioCanal present ; a Forever Films, StudioCanal, Setsuna LLC, AOP production in association with Quiksilver ; producers, Agi Orsi, Jane Kachmer, Stacy Peralta ; written by Stacy Peralta, Sam George ; directed by Stacy Peralta

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Sony Pictures classics

Opening with a two-minute animation recapitulating the first 1000 years of surfing history, Riding Giants goes on to summarize the story of the big wave riding. Interviews with legendary big wave surfers, at celebrated breaks from Hawaii's North Shore to California's Mavericks, help explain how surfing became not just a hobby, but a culture and way of life. Viewers without any interest in surfing will come away with a greater appreciation for the sport, and a better understanding of what drives those who have given their lives to it

Start -- Southern California -- Hawaii = paradise -- Astronauts of surfing -- Waimea Bay -- The impossible -- Wipeout -- The legends -- Gidget -- The big wave -- Surfing revolution -- Northern California -- Mavericks -- Making the wave -- Surviving the wave -- The leash -- Death of a surfer -- Invisible -- Oahu, Hawaii -- Laird -- Catching the wave -- Surfing evolution -- Jaws -- Hazardous to your health -- Purification -- Depression -- King of the waves -- The ultimate wave

live action