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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Laird Hamilton is perhaps the greatest big wave surfer of all time, a living legend who has tamed some of the world's mightiest waves. Amongst the surf community, he is also one of the most controversial figures, an innovator who has revolutionized the sport often to the dismay of purists. This thrilling, up-close portrait traces Hamilton's remarkable journey, from his rebellious childhood in Hawaii to his fearless first forays into surfing to his...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary about the challenges and triumphs of female big wave surfers fighting sexism in the water, in competition, in the media, and in the surf industry with the support of a closely knit community of like-minded women.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. It's the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. The film follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more. A wild ride of clashing...
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd.; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sit back, hang loose and travel along the California coast to surf Big Malibu as Dewey Weber, Miki Dora, Lance Carson and the local boyz strut their stuff on the wave they all claimed, that stretch of sand along Pacific Coast Highway called Surf Rider Beach. Hear a new original score that will take you back to a time when the beaches were pure and the waves were always breaking - surf music that makes you long for the rendezvous' ballroom, laying...
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mickey, Shane and Keoni live to surf but they aren't just searching for the elusive wave. Theirs is a solemn pact with nature, to take it to the extreme. Watch 3 world class surfers and see spectacular surfing footage from Madagascar & Bali to Hawaii & Mexico.
8) The shallows
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Opening with a two-minute animation recapitulating the first 1000 years of surfing history, Riding Giants goes on to summarize the story of the big wave riding. Interviews with legendary big wave surfers, at celebrated breaks from Hawaii's North Shore to California's Mavericks, help explain how surfing became not just a hobby, but a culture and way of life. Viewers without any interest in surfing will come away with a greater appreciation for the...
10) Point break
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bodhi, a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill-- and expects his followers to do the same.
11) Soul surfer
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
12) 180° south
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life-- and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. He meets Chouinard and Tompkins who have come to Patagonia to spend their fortunes to protect the raw nature. The photography captures beautiful mountain ranges and coastline along the...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When teenage Medina moves with her family to the picture-perfect paradise of Palos Verdes, California, they seem headed for a happy new chapter in their lives. But old troubles soon catch up to them, as her parents' marriage disintegrates, her mother spirals into an emotional freefall, and her twin brother turns to drugs. Caught in the middle of it all, Medina must rely on her inner strength to become the stabilizing force in her family, while finding...
14) Surf's up
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cody, a Rockhopper penguin, journeys from his home in Shiverpool, Antarctica, to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf-Off on beautiful Pen Gu Island. During his adventure he meets many new friends, including surf nut Chicken Joe and high-spirited lifeguard Lani. Cody believes that winning is everything until he meets Geek, an old, washed-up pro surfer, who may just show Cody that a true winner isn't always the one who comes in first.
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