Momentum
Lo-fi 1992 surf video filmed, edited, and produced by 20-year-old San Diego filmmaker Taylor Steele; a 40-minute punk-rock-scored calling card for a group of rising teenager pros, including Kelly Slater, Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, and Rob Machado. Momentum's footage was shot exclusively in Hawaii, California, and Mexico, and was edited into a series of minifeatures: one- or two-minute segments ...
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"Momentum" opening sequenceSubscribe to view
Taylor Steele (right) and Kelly Slater, early '90s. Photo: Steve ShermanSubscribe to view
Momentum Crew (left to right): Machado, Williams, Browning, Knox, Dorian, Slater, Frankenreiter, Hayes. Photo: Steve ShermanSubscribe to view
Screenshot of Momentum star Ross WilliamsSubscribe to view
Momentum star Rob Machado. Photo: John Seaton CallahanSubscribe to view
Shane Dorian in MomentumSubscribe to view
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"Momentum" opening sequence
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Taylor Steele (right) and Kelly Slater, early '90s. Photo: Steve Sherman
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Momentum Crew (left to right): Machado, Williams, Browning, Knox, Dorian, Slater, Frankenreiter, Hayes. Photo: Steve Sherman
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Screenshot of Momentum star Ross Williams
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Momentum star Rob Machado. Photo: John Seaton Callahan
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Shane Dorian in Momentum