Momentum Generation
World Premiere

Momentum Generation

Documentary Competition
| USA | 103 MINUTES | English
Drama, Tribeca Film Festival Alumni
In the late ’80s, surfing was still in the early stages of its ascent to broad popularity and entrenched professionalization. On the north shore of O’ahu, a ragtag group of teenage surfers congregated in a small house with easy access to the infamous surfing spot known as the Pipeline. Some, having already built careers surfing smaller waves in Florida and California, were there to prove themselves against the best surfers in Hawaii, while others were young locals looking for a group of guys to surf with—and all sought a community of people on whom they could depend, in ways they never found in their own volatile home lives. This younger generation, living together like canned sardines, would go on to become the most influential contingent of athletes the sport had seen. They were the Momentum Generation, and they brought surfing to unprecedented heights.

Through a combination of archival footage and interviews with this legendary crew, including surfers Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Kalani Robb, Taylor Steele, and Pat O’Connell, Momentum Generation directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist transport audiences to the moment when this microcosm of a sport catalyzed a seismic shift—the moment when a group of guys, fueled in equal measure by camaraderie and competition, broke records, won world titles, and redefined a sport forever.

—Jason Gutierrez

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist
Jeff and Michael Zimbalist are Emmy®- and Peabody Award-winning writers, directors, producers, and editors, whose films have been broadcast on HBO, Netflix, CBS, ESPN, and Showtime and theatrically distributed worldwide. Their past films include The Two Escobars, Favela Rising, and Pelé: Birth of a Legend.
Director
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Producers
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist, Colby Gottert, Greg Little, Justine Chiara, Karen Lauder, Laura Michalchyshyn, Lizzie Friedman, Tina Elmo
Screenwriters
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Cinematographers
Jeff Zimbalist, Colby Gottert
Editors
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist, Luis Dechtiar

Contacts
Print Source
Colby Gottert
DDC International
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 516 521 9059
cgottert@ddc-international.com
International Sales Contact
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MRC
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Phone: 424 302 2638
adey@mrcentertainment.com
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Courtney Ott
Cinetic Marketing
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Phone: 646 230 6847
courtney@cineticmedia.com
US Sales Contact
Mark Ankner
Endeavor Content
Beverly Hills , CA 90212
Phone: 310 285 9000
mankner@endeavorcontent.com
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