Amigo Skate, Cuba

Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture survived on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Their mission - overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.

Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

A documentary about the interaction of skateboarding and public space. Shot in 2006 on 16mm Film and Mini-DV as part of the Fuel TV experiment.

Nothing Meaner: The Story of Dean Lane Skatepark

From local rippers to travelling pros: if you skate in Bristol you’ll almost certainly end up at Dean Lane. Our documentary about this legendary park was released to widespread acclaim in the skate scene and has since been watched by hundreds of thousands all over the world. Nothing Meaner started life as an innocent suggestion that someone should make a ‘Best of the Deaner’ montage to mark the 20th anniversary of the Dean Lane Hardcore Funday – an annual skate jam hosted by the locals. That idea quickly snowballed into a 45-minute documentary covering more than 40 years of skateboarding history, beginning in the spring of 1978 when Bristol City Council built Dean Lane skatepark on a hill in the south of the city.

DJ Punk: The Photographer Daniel Josefsohn

Nobody captured the atmosphere of 1990s Berlin better than German photographer Daniel Josefsohn, who died in 2016 at the age of 54, leaving his mark in advertising with his irreverent aesthetic and punk sensibility. It was his spontaneous, imperfect images shot for an MTV campaign in 1994 that first made him famous.

Sureyya Grooves

Damn...

Damn... is Blind Skateboards New full length feature film by Mike Manzoori and Bill Weiss. A testament to the everyday struggle the Blind team faces battling the streets of the world for the unheard of. Pushing skateboardings limits into the future and paying for it with blood. See Kevin Romar float through the air with his one of a kind style,Ronnie Creager gracefully execute the most difficult tricks, new Blind Pro Cody McEntire's monstrous approach to all terrains, Morgan Smith put together seemingly impossible lines, Young Blind Squad AM Maniacs TJ Rogers and Yuri attacking anything in their path, Sewa perform the most uncanny technical tricks with his effortless style and watch Rookie Blind Pro Filipe Ortiz out in the wild streets with one objective-to destroy them. Sit back and prepare-You have been warned #DAMNITFEELSGOODTOBEASKATER

Fulfill the Dream

Shorty's first full length skateboarding video. Featuring: Steve Olson, Aaron Snyder, Toan Nguyen, Sammy Baptista, Jesse Silvey, Brandon Turner, Peter Smolik and Chad Muska.

Zero - Cold War

Featuring Jamie Thomas, Chris Cole, John Rattray, James Brockman, Tommy Sandoval, Dane Burman, Tony Cervantes, Ben Hatchell, Tom Karangelov, and Nick Boserio.

Dogtown and Z-Boys

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.

Bam's or Bust!

In this video you'll experience first hand what happens when you plan a casual Element team visit to Bam's compound in the woods of Pennsylvania.

Grindland – Red, Monk and the Birth of DIY

“Grindland – Red, Monk and the Birth of DIY” is the story of Mark Scott and Mark Hubbard, two visionary skaters from the Pacific Northwest who, along with dedicated friends, kickstarted the modern DIY/concrete skatepark revolution. From the early days of Burnside to 2019’s Rip Ride Rally, this film explores the friendship, struggle, triumph and tragedy of true iconoclasts, hellbent on building the skateparks of their dreams. With commentary and appearances by Mark Scott, Mark Hubbard, Danyel Scott, Buddy Nichols, Sam Hitz, Peter Hewitt, Kaya Hubbard, Grindline the Band and many more. By Michael Burnett and Matt Bublitz

Monopatín

A Love Supreme

Filmed in 1995, A Love Supreme was filmed for Supreme in New York by Thomas Campbell. Shot in black and white with a really jazzy soundtrack featuring John Coltrane. A beautiful record of 1990s NYC.

Downhill Motion

Downhill Motion documents the spirit and soul of skateboarding like no other film in history. This underground classic takes you back to Huntington Beach, California in 1975 with the founders of the world of skateboarding. Watch Bob Neishi and many others bring life to the sidewalks of Southern California with 55 mph barefoot speed runs, solid 360s, and a soulful downhill motion.

Onward

The first full-length edit from Lizzie Armanto in nearly five years, Onward showcases what Lizzie has become known for: her humble, hard-working approach, one-of-a-kind style, and tenacity to make any trick a reality.

411VM: Issue 65

411VM presents "Double Trouble"