Riding Giants | |
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Directed by | Stacy Peralta |
Written by | Stacy Peralta Sam George |
Produced by | Agi Orsi, Jane Kachmer (producer) Franck Marty, Nathalie Delest, Laird Hamilton (executive producer) |
Starring | Greg Noll Jeff Clark Peter Mel Laird Hamilton Gerry Lopez Mickey Munoz Darrick Doerner |
Narrated by | Stacy Peralta |
Cinematography | Peter Pilafian Sonny Miller |
Edited by | Paul Crowder |
Music by | Matter |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Countries | United States France |
Language | English |
Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. Some of the featured surfers are Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton, and Jeff Clark, and surfing pioneers such as Mickey Munoz. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.