Which film about big-wave surfing was directed by Stacy Peralta in 2004?

Riding Giants is the 2004 big-wave surfing documentary directed by Stacy Peralta.

The film examines the history and culture of big-wave surfing through surfers, photographers, and archival footage. It focuses particularly on the development of the sport at locations including Waimea Bay, Mavericks, and Southern California breaks.

Peralta had already made documentaries about skateboarding, including Dogtown and Z-Boys. Riding Giants continued his interest in action-sports history while exploring the risks and changing technology that allowed surfers to tackle larger waves.

The title is sometimes confused with The Endless Summer, Bruce Brown’s 1964 documentary about traveling the world in search of waves. Step into Liquid, released in 2003, is another well-known surfing documentary, but it was directed by Dana Brown.