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Walking on Water

200773 minPGdocumentary

Three surfers travel around the world with Bryan Jennings, who was inspired by his first surf trip at age fourteen.

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Three surfers travel around the world with Bryan Jennings, who was inspired by his first surf trip at age fourteen.

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Nic McLeandirector

Bryan S. Jenningswriter

Tyler Hallencast

Bryan S. Jenningscast

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Bryan Jennings took his first surf trip at age fourteen with a local professional surfer. Years later, he organizes a global surf trip for Tyler and Luke. They meet notable surfers, including three-time world champion Tom Curren and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton. The documentary follows their experiences and conversations during the trip. It runs for 73 minutes and was directed by Nic McLean in 2007.

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