---
title: 'Riding Giants (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stacy Peralta'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/riding-giants-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389326/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Riding Giants (2004)

2004 · 104 min · Documentary · France, United States


## Synopsis

Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by skater and surfer Stacy Peralta. 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Laird Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/laird-hamilton)
- **Director:** [Stacy Peralta](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacy-peralta)
- **Screenplay:** [Stacy Peralta](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacy-peralta)
- **Editor:** [Paul Crowder](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-crowder)

## Cast

- [Laird Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/laird-hamilton)
- [Gerry Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-lopez)
- [Kelly Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-slater)
- [Greg Noll](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-noll)
- [Jeff Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-clark)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/ridinggiants/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/riding-giants-2004
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