In this episode, we explore two films by filmmaker Stacy Peralta: Dogtown & Z-Boys (2001) and Riding Giants (2004).
Having no personal experience with skateboarding or surfing, it was eye-opening to have a front row seat to the movements presented in both films. Kelley and I dive into these films and talk about a range of topics including corporatization of sports, filmmaking from the perspective of the insider versus the outsider, why style will always be favorable over slick and shiny aesthetics, and the value of falls and failures.
While there are nuggets of wisdom throughout this conversation, I think this quote from Kelley sets the stage for this episode, specifically regarding creativity: "When you have no money and you don't have a lot of options, you become creative."
Enjoy this conversation with Kelley and I about Dogtown & Z-Boys and Riding Giants.
"Children took the ruins of the 20th century and made art of it." – Skip Engblom
Kelley’s Links
Show Links
- Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
- Riding Giants (2004)
- Stacy Peralta
- Dogtown Coffee / Zephyr
- Greg Noll
- Mark Foo
- Craig R. Stecyk III
- Jeff Clark
- Man on Wire (2008)
- Gerry Lopez
- Tony Hawk
- Bones Brigade
- Warren Miller
- The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Matrix (1999)
- Midjourney prompt for episode artwork: massive empty pool half pipe crashing waves in the background in the style of dadaism kodachrome --ar 16:9