With its rich combination of archival imagery, dramatic. This documentary about legendary hawaiian surfer and lifeguard eddie aikau not only does a lovely and poignant job of capturing the humble and selfless humanity of aikau, but also presents a really fascinating and illuminating exploration of the culture and history of hawaii and how aikau proudly represented said culture and history as a true native son of hawaii. The legend of eddie aikau, premiered at the 20 tri beca film festival and in october 20 will screen as part of espn s prestigious 30 for 30 documentary series. The legend of eddie aikau chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary. The legend of eddie aikau 20 you know the story of eddie aikau, the surfer and hawaiian lifeguard who sacrificed his life for the crew of the hokulea. The legend of eddie aikau taublieb films official trailer surf by poolpartycolab. By lauren rolland when it came to surfing, for eddie aikau it wasnt about the competition. The legend of eddie aikau online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. But most importantly, it is a way of honoring the late and great eddie aikau. The legend of eddie aikau chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer. To understand the legend of eddie aikau, we must first start at the beginning.
The legend of eddie aikau will be available wednesday, october 2 on itunes. The legend of eddie aikau goes beyond those famous three words and chronicles the remarkable life and power of eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately doomed crew member of the polynesian voyaging canoe hokulea. With its rich combination of archival imagery, dramatic reenactments. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Director sam george chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately doomed crew member of the polynesian voyaging canoe hokulea. The legend of eddie aikau, a 20 tribeca film festival selection, directed by sam george riding giants and produced by stacy peralta dogtown and zboys and paul taublieb the vow. Director and former professional surfer sam george profiles the. The legend of eddie aikau, the story of an iconic surfer.
The legend of eddie aikau 20 cast and crew the hawaiian north shore lifeguard earns a reputation as a bigwave surfer. According to his supporters, this is a story of a brave, selfless hawaiian who risked his life surfing large waves and passed on attempting to save his crew. Austin, texas, band full service recorded a song about eddie aikau called in a rescue, found on their 2006 album recess. With its rich combination of archival imagery, dramatic reenactments, contemporary interviews and meticulously. The legend of eddie aikau chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and. The aikaus were prominent among the native hawaiian community. Theres not much in the way of explaining the dark events or connecting them to a larger story. A selection from christopher hayzels original score for espns 30 for 30 documentary hawaiian.
But aikau still had his demons, and hawaiian is intent on delivering those with the maximum amount of emotional, trickling piano music. The legend of eddie aikau 20 the hawaiian north shore lifeguard earns a reputation as a bigwave surfer. Action movie deception full crime film in english by best thriller. The legend of eddie aikau chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately. Eddie aikau legend, lifeguard, and young man who dared. The psychology of big wave surfing greg long, gary linden. Edward ryon makuahanai aikau kahului, hawaii, may 4, 1946 march 17, 1978 was a. The legend of eddie aikau chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late eddie aikau, the legendary hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and ultimately doomed crew member of the polynesian voyaging canoe hokulea. Born on may 4th, 1946 as edward ryon makuahani aikau in kahului, maui, eddie aikau was the middle child of the six aikau kids. Aikau, a lifeguard and surfing champion, was born on. Champion surfer and lifeguard edward ryan makuahanai aikau was born on may 4, 1946 in maui, hawaii.
Eddie began surfing at age eleven and moved with his family to the hawaiian island of oahu. The fearlessnesses and compassion for his peers wasnt a onetime act of bravery, but rather a longlived principle best represented by the surfers motto. The son of solomon and henrietta aikau, eddie was the third in a family of six children. The untold story of freestyle motocross, and executive producer of the award. The death of eddie aikau eddie would go the inertia. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc.
The legend of eddie aikau official trailer 30 for 30. Latest trailers spaceship earth trailer the trip to greece trailer. The legend of eddie aikau is streaming, if 30 for 30. With more than 10 years in the lifeguard tower at waimea bay, making over 500 rescues with no loss of life on his watch. Former vice president of production at disney worldwide and saban entertainment, she has overseen the production of over 20 feature and television movies, and is the emmy awardwinning executive producer of hawaiian. The legend of eddie aikau here is all the information you need about 30 for 30. Aikau, who died in a rescue attempt following the capsizing of the polynesian voyaging canoe hokulea in 1978, is one of the bestknown, least known figure in surfing history. The legend of eddie aikau official trailer 1 documentary hd by movieclips indie.
Director and former professional surfer sam george profiles the legendary eddie aikau in this documentary that employs archival footage. The legend of eddie aikau tv episode 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The legend of eddie aikau, full movie full movie 20. The legend of eddie aikau episode 10 free spirits episode 11 no mas episode 12 big shot episode. They performed the song at the full service circus in may 20. The legend of eddie aikau is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Sam george, an exprofessional surfer, directed a 30 for 30 documentary about aikau called hawaiian. The words makua hanai in eddie aikaus full name means feeding parent. The legend of eddie aikau goes beyond those famous three words and. Its a phrase that has long carried deep meaning with countless hawaiians and surfers worldwide. With josh brolin, eddie aikau, clyde aikau, myra aikau.
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