Sundance Film Festival-New Stacy Peralta surf film - Beyond Tiki

K Kanaka Member Atlanta Joined: Jun 02, 2003 Posts: 402	K Kanaka Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 7:55 AM "Riding Giants" was co-written and directed by Stacy Peralta, an award winner here for his 2001 skateboard culture documentary, "Dogtown and Z-Boys." Peralta's new work tells some of the history of surfing but focuses on the specialty of riding mammoth waves that can tower 60 to 80 feet high over the ocean surface. The film tells of a pack of southern California surfers led by legendary Greg Noll who pioneered the sport on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. It traces surfing's evolution through the exploits of Jeff Clark on the big waves in northern California and onto a new breed of surfer like Laird Hamilton who use techniques of wind surfing and snowboarding to conquer ever bigger waves.
C Chongolio Member The Coast of Kauai Joined: Oct 02, 2002 Posts: 2765	C Chongolio Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 6:27 PM Alright! If it comes out half as good as Z-boys it will killer. Chongolio
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 7:19 PM Would love to see it right now to raise the stoke level... we're iced in on the Great Lakes... no surf until at least March...
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sun, Jan 18, 2004 1:22 AM Dogtown & Z-Boys is still at the top of my playlist. Can't wait.
MP mrs. pineapple Member Joined: May 12, 2003 Posts: 611	MP mrs. pineapple Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2005 8:48 AM Hey - we're about 6 months behind on our Netflix viewing (we've had RAY since about March) BUT - we watched this movie last night, and it's great! Really nice home movies, and archival stuff, great music, and really cool interviews with the pioneers of big wave surfing. Bob Noll is so old school cool, the Mavericks guys are INSANE and Laird Hamilton, I don't know, he's pretty extraordinary! We're not even into surfing and it was totally entertaining, the cinematography is beautiful. Definitely worth checking out!

K

Kanaka Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 7:55 AM

"Riding Giants" was co-written and directed by Stacy Peralta, an award winner here for his 2001 skateboard culture documentary, "Dogtown and Z-Boys."

Peralta's new work tells some of the history of surfing but focuses on the specialty of riding mammoth waves that can tower 60 to 80 feet high over the ocean surface.

The film tells of a pack of southern California surfers led by legendary Greg Noll who pioneered the sport on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii.

It traces surfing's evolution through the exploits of Jeff Clark on the big waves in northern California and onto a new breed of surfer like Laird Hamilton who use techniques of wind surfing and snowboarding to conquer ever bigger waves.

C

Chongolio Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 6:27 PM

Alright! If it comes out half as good as Z-boys it will killer.
Chongolio

LS

Lake Surfer Posted posted on Fri, Jan 16, 2004 7:19 PM

Would love to see it right now to raise the stoke level... we're iced in on the Great Lakes... no surf until at least March...

S

Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sun, Jan 18, 2004 1:22 AM

Dogtown & Z-Boys is still at the top of my playlist. Can't wait.

MP

mrs. pineapple Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2005 8:48 AM

Hey - we're about 6 months behind on our Netflix viewing (we've had RAY since about March) BUT - we watched this movie last night, and it's great! Really nice home movies, and archival stuff, great music, and really cool interviews with the pioneers of big wave surfing. Bob Noll is so old school cool, the Mavericks guys are INSANE and Laird Hamilton, I don't know, he's pretty extraordinary! We're not even into surfing and it was totally entertaining, the cinematography is beautiful. Definitely worth checking out!