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

12/11/2018

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.

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Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

12/11/2018

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.

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Alex Clement

HeyUGuys

06/05/2019

4/5

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

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Micah Peters

The Ringer

12/12/2018

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

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

12/11/2018

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.

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

12/11/2018

8/10

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.

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Green C

03/25/2024

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

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Rodrigo F

09/21/2023

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

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08/05/2020

Exceptional, direct to the heart!

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03/14/2020

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

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08/23/2019

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

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04/17/2019

Authentic and refreshing, this documentary is about much more than surfing. Friendship, brotherhood, the human juxtaposition of competitiveness and compassion are brought together through the lens of a group a adolescents just trying to catch the right wave. Surprisingly emotional and incredibly uplifting, a must watch for anyone who believes in the human spirit and connection.

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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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