‘Chasing Lions’ looks back on Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan winter surf
Matt Mohagan at Hammerland is among the witer surf captured in “Chasing Lions.” A highlight of the Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame weekend over the past three years has been the screening of Brad Jacobson’s video of the most recent winter. Some years, the videos have been more memorable than others. Two years ago Jacobson titled his video “Chasing Unicorns” because the hoped for big swells never arrived. This year’s video is “Chasing Lions,” a title that delivers on its promise. In January, two swells hit within a week of each other that produced waves in the 20- to 30-foot range. Leo Scleyer appear in “Chasing Lions, surfing a big, unruly day at the Hermosa pier, on November 2, 2018. In “Chasing Lions” Jacobson weaves in a semi fictionalized account of former pro surfer Chris Wells and his companion Natalie Soderstrom starting off the winter hopefully with the two January swells, only to be disappointed when winter goes out like a lamb. Also captured in and out of the water are local big wave chargers Alex Fry, Angelo Luhrsen, Keith and Derek Brewer, Chad Parks, Damien Fahrenfort, Dane Zaun, David Do Carmo, Hunter Jones, Juliano Uzuelli, Kokoro Tomatsuri, Kris Hall, Matt…
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