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Dorian: All these problems were happening in my life
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Momentum Generation

All these problemswere happening in my life, and the only time I felt reallygood was when...

Dorian:
All these problems
were happening in my life, and the only time I felt really
good was when I was surfing

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Dorian: All these problems were happening in my life,
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and the only time I felt really good was when I was surfing.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:06
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sundance Productions,DDC International,Priority Pictures,All Rise Films,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
That's when I had a real sense of purpose. - Momentum Generation 00:04
That's when I had a real sense of purpose.
"This is who I am." I was that surfer kid. - Momentum Generation 00:04
"This is who I am." I was that surfer kid.
O'Connell: I grew up in Chicago in a very regimented schedule, - Momentum Generation 00:17
O'Connell: I grew up in Chicago in a very regimented sc...
Machado: I just remember - Momentum Generation 00:06
Machado: I just remember
All of these elements, - Momentum Generation 00:05
All of these elements,
You're away from everything, all of a sudden, you're above it, - Momentum Generation 00:06
You're away from everything, all of a sudden, you'...
Ross Williams: Growing up on the North Shore, - Momentum Generation 00:17
Ross Williams: Growing up on the North Shore,
Your first barrel, you're gonna remember it forever. - Momentum Generation 00:05
Your first barrel, you're gonna remember it forever.
All my challenges at home and parents splitting up, - Momentum Generation 00:07
All my challenges at home and parents splitting up,
I could go do something on my own - Momentum Generation 00:09
I could go do something on my own
Every day was something new, - Momentum Generation 00:06
Every day was something new,
Surfing comes first, and that's my life - Momentum Generation 00:06
Surfing comes first, and that's my life
Announcer: Vertical one more time, - Momentum Generation 00:04
Announcer: Vertical one more time,
( crowd cheering ) - Momentum Generation 00:08
( crowd cheering )
Machado: The first time I met Kelly was at the US Championships, - Momentum Generation 00:08
Machado: The first time I met Kelly was at the US Championsh...
Square tail, no wing-- - Momentum Generation 00:05
Square tail, no wing--
Kelly was already kind of a superhero, - Momentum Generation 00:19
Kelly was already kind of a superhero,
Slater: After that, Rob and I became good friends, - Momentum Generation 00:06
Slater: After that, Rob and I became good friends,
Announcer: And the winner: Kelly Slater! - Momentum Generation 00:05
Announcer: And the winner: Kelly Slater!
Shane Dorian: When I was a kid, - Momentum Generation 00:07
Shane Dorian: When I was a kid,