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Shaping A Life DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY Barg Linden surfboard surf! Denise Falvao Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: Denise Galvao Released: 2007 Media: DVD Shaping A LifeA film by
Denise GalvaoThis intimate documentary follows Gary Linden, a world-renowned surfboard shaper and fearless big-wave rider, offering a close-up portrait of a man whose life is welded to the sea and to the boards he crafts. Far from a conventional sports bio, the film frames Linden as a purist and an idealist—someone for whom shaping and surfing are inseparable practices of memory, labor, and devotion. At 56 he continues to pursue some of the planet’s most dangerous swells, and the film captures the tension between risk, artistry, and the quiet rituals that sustain him.The film pays meticulous attention to the craft: hands sanding foam, the hum of tools, the precise curves that translate into speed and control on monstrous walls of water. Through evocative footage of Nazaré-caliber breakers, conversations with peers, and moments of solitary reflection, Galvao explores how tradition and innovation collide in surf culture. Viewers are invited to appreciate not only the spectacle of big-wave riding but also the subtler pleasures of workmanship, mentorship, and a life shaped—literally and figuratively—by the ocean.Credits:Directed by: Denise GalvaoProduced by: Pierre CamoinMusic by: The Big ProviderThe film stands as a celebration of a vanishing artisanal ethic within extreme sport and a meditation on aging with purpose; its textured soundscape and observational camerawork place Linden’s story in a larger conversation about courage, community, and the poetic rhythm of a life lived on the edge. Copyright © 2006 Denise Galvao. For DVD Player (North American NTSC)
