Dogtown And Z-Boys
United States, 2001: 91 minutesdescription
2001 documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.
The high-flying "vert" (i.e. vertical) style of skateboarding is now such a defining element of international youth culture that it's hard to believe it wasn't invented by a skateboard manufacturer. In fact, it was invented in the street, in a place called Dogtown, "where the debris meets the sea." In DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS, Stacy Peralta, one of the original Dogtown skaters, along with photojournalists Craig Stecyk, has interwoven these vintage images of skaters and skate spots of the past with interview material to create an eyewitness account of the birth of modern skateboarding. DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS is the story of a group of accidental revolutionaries, gifted kids who inadvertently inspired an American pop culture phenomenon.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sundance Film Festival 2001
Toronto International Film Festival 2001
Chicago International Film Festival 2001
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2001
DIRECTOR'S BIO
As one of the top pro skateboarders of the 1970s, Stacy Peralta’s atoms were activated across a wide swath of reality: participating in a lion’s share of contests, demos and tours, and appearing in a mammoth mound of magazines, movies and merchandise. After a lucrative career riding for G&S, Stacy joined forces with George Powell in 1978 to form Powell-Peralta and the Bones Brigade, which went on to become one of the top brands and teams of the ’80s. After pioneering the first-ever skateboard video in 1984, THE BONES BRIGADE VIDEO SHOW, Stacy applied the lessons he learned to direct full-blown documentaries in subsequent decades like DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS, RIDING GIANTS, CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA and BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Stacy still skates and films today.
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press for Dogtown And Z-Boys
"Brash, giddy and an absolute trip!"- Ain't It Cool News
"Even if you couldn't care less about skateboarding, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS serves up an intriguing slice of American culture."- Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
"The film has an infectious enthusiasm and we're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport."- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
"This is pop history that blows your hair back."- The Toronto Star
details
Documentary / Retro / Sport
English91 minutes
credits
Director
Stacy Peralta
Cast
Sean Penn
Screenwriters
Stacy Peralta
Craig Stecyk
Producer
Agi Orsi
Editor
Paul Crowder
Cinematographer
Peter Pilafian
Executive Producer
Jay Wilson
Music
Terry Wilson
Paul Crowder
community
awards
Winner, People's Choice Award Best New Feature-Length Documentary, Denver International Film Festival 2001
Winner, Best Documentary, Independent Spirit Award 2002
Winner, Directing Award & Audience Award Documentary, Sundance Film Festival 2001