Momentum Generation

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Momentum Generation

2018

1h 43m

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Following the intense trials, painful sacrifices and incredible achievements of the small but influential surfing group who started out as teenagers from Hawaii in a small house in O'ahu.

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Hank Stuever

Washington Post

Momentum Generation puts out a notably wide welcome mat, which means you don't have to know or even care that much about pro-surfing history to become absorbed by it.

Dec 11, 2018

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Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

A surf film might not be the first thing you'd expect to bring you repeatedly to tears, but I can say with authority it is possible.

Dec 11, 2018

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Alex Clement

HeyUGuys

Warm-hearted and thrilling in equal measure - Momentum Generation is an utterly compelling at a tight knit group of daredevils.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 5, 2019

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Micah Peters

The Ringer

Momentum Generation is concerned with how different people traverse that weird and confusing space between childhood and adulthood.

Dec 12, 2018

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

The film by Michael and Jeff Zimbalist is full of awesome surf footage on huge waves, but also a lot of emotional reminiscing among its stars, which include Taylor Steele, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado and about a dozen more.

Dec 11, 2018

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

Surfing is a craft (a sport? a lifeway?) that has generated a lot of mediocre film over the years. Momentum Generation is something unusual in all that: It's genuine, and genuinely interesting.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 11, 2018

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Green C

I've watched several surfer documentaries, this is the best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Rodrigo F

Otro película de surfers, pero bastante entretenida y si tiene buenos momentos emocionantes…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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lizbeth s

Es una vivencia que desenlaza muchos sentimientos encontrados que tu mente viaja al pasado de cuando eran niños y es difícil no contener la nostalgia por los sentimientos encontrados

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Audience Member

Exceptional, direct to the heart!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Excellent movie that gives perspective on decades of surfing. Must watch for any board rider.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/20

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Audience Member

Too good for words. Its so relatable to everyone, not just the surf, skate culture.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

Following the intense trials, painful sacrifices and incredible achievements of the small but influential surfing group who started out as teenagers from Hawaii in a small house in O'ahu.

Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Producer: Michael Zimbalist, Tina Elmo, Jeff Zimbalist, Colby Gottert, Justine Chiara, Lizzie Friedman
Screenwriter: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Production Co: All Rise Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2018
Runtime: 1h 43m

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