Though HBO ‘s award-winning hit documentary 100 Foot Wave is about idealistic, daredevil surfers risking their lives to ride the biggest sets in the world, series director Chris Smith has defiantly noted that “it’s not a sports documentary. It’s a human drama. It’s a story of the human spirit.” This, of course, is what makes it such great television.

“Big-wave surfing is life-and-death,” says producer Joe Lewis. “Those who do it are so aware of their fears and how it makes them think about their goals. It attracts incredibly interesting people.”

Though HBO ‘s award-winning hit documentary 100 Foot Wave is about idealistic, daredevil surfers risking their lives to ride the biggest sets in the world, series director Chris Smith has defiantly noted that “it’s not a sports docume

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