Kalani is a Pro surfer and big wave body surfer who took this ancient sport on a next level.He brought it to some of the biggest and heaviest waves on the planet, from Hawaii to Nazaré in Portugal. Documentary movie about him is available on the all big movie platforms. Was born on May 17, 1994, and he is a native of Maui Island, Hawaii. He grew up in the heavy waves of Itacoatiara beach, in Niteroi. He practices surf, bodyboard and bodysurf in giant waves. In 2015 he was the first bodysurfer in Jaws and in Puerto Escondido, México, he surfed a historic wave in giant swell. In 2016 he won the “Red Chargers” resilience category. For the past 3 years, filmmaker Nuno Dias has been busy capturing the life of one of the most enigmatic phenomenons of the Big wave Scene, Kalani Lattanzi. Filmed in Nazaré and Rio de Janeiro, this documentary portrays Brazilian waterman Kalani Lattanzi's route, all the way from his origins and first contact with the ocean in Brasil, to Nazaré in Portugal, where ultimately, with his body alone, no fins or boards or jets, he faces the biggest waves in the world, in the most pure form of wave riding: bodysurf. The film counts with the participation and testimonies of some of the biggest names in the big wave scene, including names like Garrett McNamara, Andrew Cotton, Ross Clarke-Jones, Maya Gabeira, Lucas Chumbo. Featuring unreleased big wave imagery of Nazaré, including historic footage of the biggest waves ever attempted by a bodysurfer. The result is enriched by a variety of different angles in what is a particularly difficult sport to capture on camera.
Kalani used to run sportswear company. At the moment his mission is to create a recycle company that will help to keep the oceans clean and save the nature for the next generations.