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Shaping the Future

2024 · 67 min · Directed by Robert Helphand

The life of Lance Collins, who pulled himself from adversity to achieve the American dream, and the effect he and his Wave Tools surfboard designs had on a hotbed of Newport Beach surfers in the 1980s. Featuring Dave Parmenter, Matt Biolos, Richie Collins, Cheyne Horan, Bob Hurley, Peter “PK” Townend and more.

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