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May 10, 2020 · It’s probably a safe bet that these days, there isn’t a surfer alive who hasn’t been influenced by Taylor Steele’s Momentum in some way. The stars of Steele’s iconic 1992 film became ...
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One year later, the Momentum Generation lost its first soldier. On February 13, Todd Chesser paddled out with Aaron Lambert and Cody Graham at Outside Alligator Rock. Two hours later, the fearless charger drowned after getting caught inside by a massive 25-foot set. The Floridian was a key figure in pushing his friends into bigger and heavier waves...
Despite being opponents while wearing a jersey, the Momentum Generation celebrated victories in grand fashion. When Kelly Slater won his maiden ASP World Tour title, the boys wrapped a blanket around him, forced him to put a pink helmet on, stuffed him into a plastic trash can, and rolled him down a steep hill. Ross Williams and Shane Dorian had a ...
In 1992, San Diego filmmaker Taylor Steele made his debut in the VHS world with "Momentum," a 40-minute movie fueled by his friends' waves. The film was shot in Hawaii, California, and Mexico and had a soundtrack filled with punk rock and hardcore bands like Bad Religion, Offspring, and Pennywise. The raw collection of short, high-energy surf segme...
In 2018, Michael and Jeff Zimbalist shot "Momentum Generation," a film that gathers nearly all members of the talented legendary collective. The 103-minute documentary features interviews, stories, and never-before-heard details about the good old days when surfing was the epicenter of their world. "Momentum Generation" showcases the incredible sac...
Kalani was the young pup of the Momentum Generation – befriended by Rob Machado, a full five years his elder. Literally raised by some of the best surfers on the planet – with impeccable style and speed and an inherent comfort in big waves born of a youth spent in Hawaii … surely this young protégée was set for greatness?
Nov 5, 2018 · With Jeannie Chesser, Tom DeLonge, Shane Dorian, Fletcher Dragge. A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
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- Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
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Feb 15, 2019 · In the ‘90s, photographer Steve Sherman gave surf fans worldwide an inside look at the Momentum generation as they pushed surfing performance to new heights.
Jul 21, 2024 · Capturing what would come to be known as the Momentum Generation in their formative years, anchored by eventual GOAT Kelly Slater, it was largely his VHS release of "Momentum" in 1992 that set the stage for what was to come.
Nov 15, 2018 · On December 11th, HBO will premiere a new documentary titled “Momentum Generation,” which is about, you guessed it, the crew of early-‘90s surf stars who became the subjects of filmmaker Taylor Steele’s punk-infused, genre-disrupting surf films.
