I don’t think the title needs any explanation but this one is worth watching, for the sake of history. Natas = Satan, you heard it here first, wait no. As someone commented on Youtube, “Skateboarding is not a crime, murder is though”. Most of us know why I just don’t want to go into it too much. To this day Gator is the most hated skateboarder of all time and we should just forget about him and the negative publicity he gave skateboarding, but here I am writing about the guy.Įven though some say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, he sure contributed to the death of skateboarding. His business card said “Skateboarder Extraordinaire” and Gator was obsessed with becoming a celebrity, well he became famous alright or rather infamous. The conflict between city hall and the local skateboarders and activists trying to bring back skateboarding to the park. It’s a compilation of the best skateboarding footage of a decade (1993-2003) with interviews with locals, activists, and legends. The LOVE Park Story is about the evolution of skateboarding at the famous Love Park skate spot. Rodney talks about becoming a team manager, his dad giving him a hard time (understatement), and Mike Ternasky that could finally convince Rodney to start street skateboarding and the legendary Rodney vs Daewon Song videos. The rise of Rodney Mullen, the death of freestyle and his joint venture with Steve Rocco starting World Industries. It covers some gnarly stuff from the 2000 X-Games and a couple of interviews with Matt Mumford, Tas and Ben Pappas, Dustin Dollin, and Tony Hawk. Skateboard historians will love this one, at least if you’re interested in Australian skateboarding from the early ’60s throughout the ’90s. These are the people that paved the way for skateboarding, even to this day you see their influence and some still work (and are leaders) in the industry. During the great Californian drought in the ’70s surfers started skating pools and began to receive media attention. Skateboarding was different back then with no urethane wheels or concave and strongly influenced by the surfer community. Dogtown and Z-boys is all about the history of skateboarding in the area of Venice and Santa Monica (Dogtown) and the legends from the Zephyr Skate Team (Z-boys). If you haven’t already, this is one skateboarding documentary you shouldn’t skip.
That makes a lot of sense and explains why there are even a couple of documentaries about this ‘documentary’ available on Youtube. It features the movers, shakers, and ground breakers that ushered in the modern street era. I think it’s loved for being specific to that time and place. Video Days is a document about an industry and sport in a state of transformation from ‘corporate’ ownership and vertical contests to skater owned street level accessibility. I wondered why this video is so iconic and Redittor the5uperu5er nailed it. It’s still referred to as the Citizen Kane of skateboarding videos and had a huge impact on future skate videos. Not to mention Guy Mariano, Rudy Johnson, and Jordan Richter. Watch the Gonz do some wacky stuff and check out Jason Lee who later became a famous actor ( My name is Earl). Video Days shows short clips of several skateboarders in a low-rider Cadillac mixed with gnarly skateboarding footage. Directed by Spike Jonze (later became a Hollywood producer) who really captured the essence of the 90s and skateboarding culture. I don’t know if I should call this one a documentary but Blind Video Days is one of the most influential skate films of all time. Interviews with parents, people from the industry, and kids along with footage from Skatopia skate park.
You get an inside look at the late ’70s skateboard scene with legends such as Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva, Ray Flores, Shogo Kubo, Billy Yeron, and many more.
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The TV show The World About Us profiles a bunch of skaters from Southern California. The video style, great soundscapes, and jab at the ’60s hate for skateboarding really make this film a unique work of art. It’s beautifully done and sometimes a bit weird. The first-ever Canadian documentary about skateboarding which can also be considered an art film. Clay and steel wheels and not a lot of gnarly stuff, but really worth a watch for the sake of history.
It feels ancient and is perhaps one of the earliest videos of skateboarding which can be considered a documentary. The Devil’s Toy is a great video that will only take about 15 minutes of your life and takes us back to simpler times. Let’s start with something that could belong in a museum and it’s weird af.
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