The Longest Wave (2019)
Legends take a lifetime
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.
- Date of release
- 2019-11-13
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Joe Berlinger
Casting
- Robby Naish — Self
- Laird Hamilton — Self
- Kai Lenny — Self
- Gerry Lopez — Self
- Robert Richman — Self
- Martin Lenny — Self
- Jace Panebianco — Self
- John DeCesare — Self
- Chuck Patterson — Self
- Miguel Vegas Van Oordt — Self
- Nani Naish — Self
- Christina Naish — Self
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