The Longest Wave

Legends take a lifetime

• Movie
• 2019
• 1h 34m
• 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.

Director

Joe Berlinger

Starring

Robby Naish, Laird Hamilton, Kai Lenny, Gerry Lopez