Documentary
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world's longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete's professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life's complications on land.
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Bali High
Gone Surfin'
Fantasea
A Sea for Yourself
The Blind Sea
Waveriders
You Should Have Been Here Yesterday
Morning of the Earth
Under an Arctic Sky
Holy Surf! - Once Upon a Wave
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Coffee Banana Cigarette
Step Into Liquid
The Westsiders
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St.Francis
Billabong Odyssey
The Endless Summer II
The September Sessions
Thicker Than Water
SIMILAR MOVIES
Bali High
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1981
Featuring the incredible tube riding of Peter Mccabe, Tommy Carroll, Larry Blair and others in a dazzling array of exotic wave frontiers including Java, Bali, Hawaii and the mysterious "Isle of Kong". A surfing Odyssey by Stephen SpauldingGone Surfin'
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1987
The Ultimate Surfing Film - by Scott Dittrich and his network of cameramen around the world. Six action-packed stories that capture the essence of the surfing experience. Brilliantly photographed and edited, Gone Surfin' shows perfect waves in exotic lands like Fiji, Tahiti and Baja California, explosive power surfing on the North Shore of Oahu, hotdogging in California and Florida, winter surfing in New England, snowboarding in Colorado, radical sailboarding in the largest waves ever ridden, bodysurfing as never seen before, and some of the most insane skateboarding ever. Set to a blazing soundtrack from Virgin Records, Gone Surfin' is truely the Ultimate surfing Film!!Fantasea
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1980
This true classic from 1980 features the incredible surfing performances of Australia's Simon Anderson, Chris Byrne, Terry Fitzgerald, Wayne Lynch, Mark Warren, Col Smith and Mark Richards. Plus heavyweight Hawaii talent Dane Kealoha, Bobby Owens, Larry Bertlemann, Mark Liddell, Mark Foo, Buzzy Kerbox, Rory Russell, Reno Abellira and South Africa's Shaun Tomson. Fantasea opens with a powerful animated sequence that dissolves into one of Greenough's tube shots filmed from a camera mounted on his back and sets the mood for a full-on surfing epic covering Australia, South Africa and Hawaii.A Sea for Yourself
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1973
A stunningly photographed celebration of the beauty and joy of surfing. Many of the world's best surfers of the 1970's take on the best waves of California, France, Peru, and Hawaii.The Blind Sea
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2024
Australian blind surfer Matt Formston’s mettle is pushed to the limits in this thrilling documentary. With only 3% vision, the 4x World Champion attempts his most fearsome and dangerous challenge yet, surfing the monster waves of Nazaré.Waveriders
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2008
Previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenomYou Should Have Been Here Yesterday
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2024
You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly restored 16mm footage with a salt-infused soundscape by Headland. This cinematic poem tells the story of a wild community who took off up the coast and discovered a whole new way to live. Going back to the never-before-seen camera reels to ask the question – what do we keep and what do we leave behind? Featuring Tim Winton, Wayne Lynch, Bob McTavish, Albe Falzon, Evelyn Rich, Maurice Cole and many more. Inspired by Moonage Daydream and Jen Peedom’s Mountain.Morning of the Earth
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 1972
In the early ‘70s, founding member of Australian surf magazine Tracks, Albert Falzon, began filming off the North Coast of New South Wales, Hawaii, and Indonesia. He set out to make a film “that was a reflection of the spirit of surfing at the time” and the end result, Morning of the Earth, proved its worth as a vital document of surf culture and a powerful nature film.Under an Arctic Sky
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 2017
Six fearless surfers travel to the north coast of Iceland to ride waves unlike anything they've ever experienced, captured with high-tech cameras.Holy Surf! - Once Upon a Wave
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 2024
The history of surfing is like one long ride in which surfers relay the baton to each other across the years on a single, endless wave. In order to understand how this ancestral Polynesian tradition was able to span the globe and the eras until it became a competitive sport and eventually won a place at the Olympics, we’ll plunge into its history through the exceptional stories of those who allowed it to survive and be reinvented.Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2017
This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness—and the cost that comes with it.Coffee Banana Cigarette
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
A short documentary about the life and love of New York surf culture following transplanted San Diego surfer, Shawlin Tucker, who forced found a way to bring his passion with him when a college acceptance from New York University summons him to the big apple.Step Into Liquid
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2003
No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.The Westsiders
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2010
The rise and fall of The Westsiders surf gang through the eyes of three best friends.A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2020
Follow the summer season around the world with two surfers on a quest for the perfect wave. As it turned out, Bruce was on to something. Not only did the film become a hit, it earned a cult following, became the most successful surf film of all time and arguably made him the founding father of action sports films. Directed by second generation, award winning and documentarian filmmaker Dana Brown his projects have included such titles as Endless Summer 2, Step Into Liquid, Dust to Glory, Highwater, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter and Dust 2 Glory. A Life of Endless Summers is the story of a man, a father, a husband, a filmmaker, a pioneer, a legend.Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St.Francis
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2023
The documentary "Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis" reveals the untold story behind Bruce Brown's iconic film "The Endless Summer." It follows the journey of Dick Metz, a California surf pioneer, as he travels the world from 1958 to 1961. Metz's adventures lead him to discover the "perfect wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, which inspires Bruce Brown to create "The Endless Summer" and revolutionize the sport of surfing. The film also documents Metz's return to South Africa at the age of 90 to retrace his original journey. It features interviews with influential figures in the surfing world, including Metz, Bruce Brown, and other surfers. The premiere of the film at the Newport Beach Film Festival is particularly special for director Richard Yelland, as it tells a personal story rooted in his hometown.Billabong Odyssey
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2003
Action sports documentary that follows the industry's best big wave surfers as they travel the world searching for the largest waves that nature has to offer.The Endless Summer II
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1994
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).The September Sessions
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2002
Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, and others take a trip to the coast of Sumatra, where they find themselves surfing beautiful waves, and lose the urgency they have come to live with being professionals. September Sessions documents this trip with interviews and 16mm footage of life on a once in a lifetime surftrip.Thicker Than Water
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2000
Chris Malloy, Emmett Malloy, and Jack Johnson got together to document the life and times of a pro surfer. Shot all on 16mm Film "Thicker Than Water" follows Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Brad Gerlach, Shane Dorian, and others on a 18 month journey through the North Atlantic, South Pacific, and the Bay of Bengal.