
09 Jul 2004

Riding Giants
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
Narrator (voice)
Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe
Self - California State Librarian
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe
Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75
Self - Congressman, California
Self - Mono Lake Resident
Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee
Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee (archive footage)
Self - Mono Lake Resident
Self - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District
Self - Manager, Hoover Dam
Self - U.S. Senator, Arizona
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1959-1969
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1993-1995
09 Jul 2004
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
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