this docu-film is a drag. don't bother watching it. ain't worth your fucking precious time, seriously.
“pushed - four guys inspired by a wooden toy” - the full length documentary movie about four guys around thirty, who were influenced by skateboardingand through this passion, they became what they are today: artists, photographers & collectors.
this documentary was produced between 2008 and 2011.
starring skateboarders bobby puleo, pontus alv,stefan marx & adam sello.
directed by florian schneider.
director of photography by felix zenker.
graphic design by franz falsch and georg reinhardt.
produced and supported by sznydoers, carhartt and hessische filmförderung.
if you are unable to watch the docu-fim above in your region, click here to watch it, yo!
some of the best filmmakers in skateboarding take an assorted cast of skaters around the globe to skate some of the most epic spots that have ever been seen.featuring segments from sour, isle, pass~port, kyle camarillo and patrik wallner.
transworld skateboarding is proud to present our twenty-fourth video, “the cinematographer project.”we have assembled thirteen of skateboarding’s finest film makers to each produce their own original three to five minute short. the result is a truly creative and diverse take on the world of skateboarding.
torsten frank features mark gonzales’ thoughts and skating in europe with chewy cannon and lem villemin.
christopher middlebrook highlights an all-australian section with a host of rippers including jake duncombe, lewis marnell, dane burman and nick boserio.
chris ray filmed an entire evan smith part and dan wolfe did the same shooting a dennis busenitz part with real team riders justin brock, peter ramondetta, ishod wair, james hardy and more.
beagle entertains everyone with the skating of jamie tancowny, lizard, theotis beasley, figgy and tons of others.
jon holland puts sk8 mafia in the spotlight with tyler surrey, wes kremer, jamie palmore, jimmy cao and more.
bill strobeck rolls with alex olson, dylan rieder and mark gonzales to name a few.
russell houghten amazes with his time-lapse work while featuring skating from dylan rieder, arto saari, tom karangelov, and many others.
brennan conroy films the habitat team in a smooth montage with silas baxter-neal, stefan janoski, mark suciu and others.
mike manzoori skates the city streets at night with jose rojo, kyle leeper, rodrigo tx, and a host of others.
rb umali shot an all nyc groove with zoo york and brandon westgate, chaz ortiz, eli reed and more.
lee dupont focuses on washington street skate park with pat duffy, kyle berard, matt mumford, danny dicola and many others.
and finally alien workshop has a power driven montage that will knock your socks off featuring the entire alien team with an added focus on gilbert crockett and jake johnson.
needless to say, this video has something to offer everyone.
click on the image above to watch the full episode of “skate on film” on espn.
jerry hsu, tony hawk, jamie thomas, geoff rowley, matt hensley, andrew reynolds, chris cole & many other skaters tell us why skate videos are so important to our culture.
narrated by mike vallely, “skate on film” gives skaters a full understanding of the “what” and “why” that goes into making skate films.
click on the image above to check out more of brett nichols videos on vimeo.
pathways is a skateboarding film focused on modern architecture, drawing its influence from the skate videos of japan. 5 years in the making and filmed primarily in the san francisco bay area, it stars chris jatoft, josh paz, and many more.
learn more about this project in reel talk with brett nichols over at the transworld site, here. ...
if vimeo happens to be unavailable in your region, alternatively, you can watch the full length version of pathways,here.
a hoax skate road trip from basque country, through france, belgium and germany.
clothing company, hoax mfg, packs in the crew for a tour of some european shredding...!!!
starring donovan rice, pepe nuñez, kevin wenzke, jairon maiden, yoeri vromans, koen willems “koekie", pedro tomas “pope", josh kotlega, sergio cadena, jaime ruiz de gopegui,pedro vivas baena, alain kortabitarte and special guests...
soundtrack by ilegal and the little fuller band...
life should be simple as it is, so does skateboarding and it’s cinematography style, like this one below! this one is so obviously shot with a vx1000wit' a schneider optics death lens attachment. the raw beauty ov it all! chekkit, yo! \m/
our fall 2016 campaign shoot took place in puerto peñasco, mexico. in this 3-minute documentary, we follow a small, but energized community of skateboarders and help them build a new skate park.
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community service - puerto peñasco, mexico.
the levi's® skateboarding crew broke ground at puerto peñasco's newest park, cutting the ribbon with the city’s mayor in march, 2016. they found the time to also build several new diy obstacles at the existing park and also hit the streets, encountering a handful of rad spots with the local skaters.
peace park is a documentary about a turf war ragging in a small park in the heart of montreal’s downtown core. fighting for the public space is a community of lifers that consists of drug dealers, crack addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes, and the homeless. there is also a community of skaters who use this spot because it’s perfect for skateboarding. the two communities battle daily over the space, but there exists a larger conflict with the city and broader elements of society who see both groups as “undesirable”.
local skateboarder david bouthillier has chronicled these conflicts for the past 12 years as the city and police embarked on measures bordering on the absurd in an attempt to rid the park of these communities and clean up the area’s image.
the documentary explores the historical importance of the neighborhood and how a series of attempts by the city to clean up the area has contributed to the current situation in the park. it looks at the present political conflicts between corporate greed and grassroots artists, and how different forms of underground culture, particularly skateboarding and graffiti, have made their mark on the public space.
a theme of tolerance is weaved throughout the story, told through interviews and personal accounts matched with raw, violent and highly disturbing footage that reveals a unique glimpse into the reality of the street life for many metropolitans.
a human perspective is maintained by showing individuals with problems that need addressing instead of a single problem while highlighting broader social and urban problems.
the video is a 3 minute mood piece mostly shot in a small town called san antonio de los baños, cuba - where the second biggest skate scene on the island resides. on every trip to cuba, we visit this small town to deliver skate gear and support the town's emerging skate community. we bring havana skaters on these trips, and it's a great way to build and grow the island's skateboarding family. shot in july of 2013.
a big thanks to insightfulfor the licensing of his music!
veedro films follows a crew of talented and restless skaters from havana, 23yg, as they team up with american skateboarder miles jackson to build a state-of-the art skate park and vie for a chance to host their country’s first-ever international skate competition. the crew faces challenges. their current skatepark is decrepit and needs repairs before they can host a first-class skate competition, sponsors are hesitant to work around a harsh american embargo, and there are many bureaucratic hurdles in the way before the cuban government approves construction permits.
but over the 9 months it takes to build the park, jackson and 23yg will prove that they can overcome cultural prejudice, bridge the gap between cuban and american bureaucracies, and host a skate competition, opening cuba to a global cultural movement.
this back to nature, alternative lifestyle and also a little skateboarding, short docu-film, is too good not to be shared. this really changed my perspectives on the idea of “alternative living space”. to sum this short, utopians living lifestyle and communing. that's just my personal humble opinion and take on what i've observed. please check this out and judge it for yourselves. also, share this video on the world wide web! thanks!
in the spring of 2014, a small group of close friends broke ground on a building project in skamania county, washington in the columbia river gorge. their primary endeavor was a multi-platform tree house but also included a skate bowl and a wood fired soaking tub as well. the crew came from all over the country and from a variety of backgrounds. some were professional carpenters, others learned on the job, gaining experience along the way. the cinder cone is foster huntington’s short film that documents this year-long process of building his dream home with this community of tight knit friends.
a farm league original.
directed by foster huntington.
edited by jess gibson.
check out the cinder cone build book on kickstarter, here, too!
inspirational and moving...! motivational! you have to watch this docu-film! =)
ambivalence ~ is a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings toward a person or thing. stated another way, ambivalence is the experience of having thoughts and/or emotions of both positive and negative valence toward someone or something.
the story behind the project:
my original plans for this project were to promote skateboarding not so much as a sport but more of a lifestyle. i aimed to reach out to the growing community of skateboarders and shed some light on this incredible sport.
i focused not so much on the feeling of skateboarding but more so the freedom of speech and the positives that come from skateboarding.
for the last few years skateboarding and filmmaking have played a huge part in my life. i wanted to get adelaide, my hometown on the map! this was my way of doing that.
attempting to educate the members of society that often cast a negative view on us as skateboarders and hopefully shed some positive light on this wonderful thing. that is skateboarding.
chocolate has always been an elite skateboarding brand, so we jumped at the opportunity to do a "20 years of chocolate" episode. it gave us a chance to tap a lot of skaters that have never been featured on the show before and its an honor just to ride in chocolate's wake.
we filmed more interviews than we have for any episode before—and this is still a fraction of the stories we could have told. the brand has gone through many different incarnations and endured its fair share of hardships. enjoy!
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part two!
in this part we talk about keenan milton, who got on the team a year or so after it formed. he was one of the best before his tragic death by drowning in 2001. the legendary 2003 skate video "yeah right!", features a short prologue paying tribute to keenan. every story we heard about keenanis what a great guy and friend he was and how much he is missed.
later on, we catch up with stevie williamsto hear how chocolate inspired him to start his own brand, dgk.
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part three!
after last week's heavy episode, it's time to relax and watch part three, where we cover kenny anderson's rise from a reluctantly sponsored vegas local to "your favorite skater's favorite skater."
we talked with kenny about learning underbrian lotti and chris miller, riding for planet earth until the very end and how artist marc johnson made his mark on girl and chocolate. enjoy!
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part four!
it's always interesting to see what skaters do after their time is up in professional skating and the difficulties they face entering the real world. we tracked downchocolate alumni everywhere from weed dispensaries to auto body shops to real estate firms. in the final chocolate episode, we tried to tie up all the loose ends and take a look at the future of the team. we also caught up with some of thetrunk boyzand went to east la with vincent.
before you watch this, check out the trailer, here! thanks!
five entities established in skateboarding share concepts of individuality, limitation, and knowledge learned from a constant evolving culture. a culture eternally cycling, dying and rebirthing. forced down dead end pathways by powerful business entities. manipulated of progression through decensitized internet labyrinths. two symmetrical beings, parallel in thought, know only that of which is seen. controlled by a vivid entity yet handicapped by a lack of capacity of free thought and expression. no ambition? no spirit and fulfillment? paintings of inner reflection. still, immovable and wondering; “what is my love and passion?” a documentary expressing the ‘artist’ journey of becoming. a parallel narrative supporting sentiment of fighting against conformity. a contribution of thought challenging comprehension and expansion. the story of symmetrical mirrors, formed as one entity.
"atom" is the first episode of my new independent video project called •source: 10 minutes skateboard films featuring our crew & wonderful encounters coming out every 4 months.
featuring: roman gonzalez, oako pion, remy taveira, gauthier rouger, alex richard, josh pall, fred plocque santos, guillaume dulout, luy pa sin, kevin rodrigues, paul grund, ben chadourne, manuel schenck, edouard depaz, silvester eduardo, jordan trahan & vincent touzery.
one of the raddest things about skating is going new places, searching for new spots. boiling heat, packs of mentally disturbed monkeys and 100% skateboarding define this three-week journey through bali as the beasts from the east — an 11-person crew from germany — seek out untouched spots and skate everything from ancient temple grounds to jungle mini ramps. find the time and give filmmaker sebastian linda's visual treat a watch. you won't be disappointed.
independent trucks presents: that guy - a new documentary series on uk skateboarders. first up is ex-heroin, independent and vanspro chris pulman. in the british scene chris may have been an unconventional pro but his trick selection and unique style earned him a following and his influence can be felt to this day.
this final episode delves into the stories behind his video parts and looks to the future with his new company descent skateboards. cameos from heroin founder fos and seth curtis.
happy birthday to shane cross, who would have been 28years young on the 22nd of august! peep volcom's "let's live" in its entirety.this video dedicated in the memory of him.
a volcom skate flick dedicated to the memory of shane cross from2007. witness life viewed from down under through the eyes ofshane cross, dustin dollin, jake duncombe, lewis marnell, chima ferguson, chris wood, joe pease and shane azar.throwing down with mark appleyard, rune glifberg, darrell stanton, nick trapasso and other volcommates.
in the spirit of shane cross, sit back, relax and enjoy"let’s live".
