Logan Dulien threw a party in Orange County back in September. There were a lot of people there on the beach that night which, in the context of all things post-2020, made the whole scene a bit of a refreshing moment. And that party — the Snapt4 world premiere — preceded a handful of other parties in other places in the two months since.
Dulien’s latest installment of the Snapt series was originally set to release in October 2020 but the pandemic stalled the film’s production timeline, ultimately giving all involved another year to film. If you recall, each surfer gets a three-minute part, and each is fighting to win best section. That time away also gave Dulien a chance to up the prize purse to $100,000 while subtly amping anticipation for its release. Top part gets $50k while second gets 20 grand, and third a cool $10,000. Best barrel and maneuver also get $10,000. Suffice it to say people were a bit revved up when the projector fired up that night in Huntington Beach.
“It was game on throughout the whole process,” he told The Inertia leading up the film’s anticipated premiere. “There wasn’t one day where I turned my phone off and said, ‘Oh, I’m gonna spend time with the family,’ unfortunately. I’m not able to find that balance so I’ve been in high gear this whole time. For me, the only way to feel content is to know that I gave it everything.”
Now, after multiple other tour stops to premiere the film in front of hungry surf fans, Snapt4 is streaming online for the masses to consume. It is bona fide surf porn, giving a nod to the old school surf flicks that were strictly about radical surfing– music to get the blood pumping, and the occasional gag thrown in for a laugh or two. Series mainstay Simon Rex chimes in to provide the latter throughout the film, with surfing from Mason Ho , Jack Robinson, Clay Marzo, Seth & Josh Moniz, Zeke Lau, Barron Mamiya, Parker Coffin, Benji Brand, Ian Crane, Eithan Osbourne, Carlos Munoz, and Sheldon Paishon.
Winners will be decided in December, Dulien tells The Inertia, pointing out a full month of streaming online for the public to chime in with who they think should win and time for the judges to score each section.
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