Barcelona has long been known as one of Europe’s top skate spots. It has Paral-lel, Sants, La Guineueta and, of course, MACBA.
And Nike SB has released a new short film celebrating the city’s place in skate culture.
Directed by Sergi Castellà,
the film asks locals and non-locals why they skate in Barcelona. Amid
beautiful skate shots, the subjects tell us what they love about skating
in the city — everything from the bowls and downhills, to the one euro
fries and the parties.
Watch the video below, but be warned, it will make you want to book a flight out to BCN ASAP.
109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile || Short Film Showcase
Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short
film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking,
cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.
domingo, 28 de maio de 2017
Truth || Short Film
"The real power of art, is the ability to galvanize and organize all those pigments and materials, and pour a soul into it."
With over 100 years of technology and culture in shoe manufacturing, New Balance Numeric is driven to create the best skate shoes possible. From
team toproduct, get to know the story behind Boston's NB#.
'Coffee Run' follows professional photographer & coffee lover, Mark Lipczynski, as he navigates through a city's coffee scene. He meets with baristas,
roasters & photographers to discuss the specialty coffee movement
& it's impact on the community. In this episode, Mark sits
down for a one-to-one with passionate, socially conscious coffee
professionals in Los Angeles.
Since the trend of teenagers modifying their "affordable" cars with
go-faster stripes, neon under-lights, and dump valves really took off in
the 90s, the media and public have been wary of boy racers. The British
government has attempted to force them out of town centers with
surveillance, and the cops spend their nights hunting them in unmarked
cars.
Understandably, this has driven boy racers to abandon the bright lights
for industrial areas, country lanes, and parking lots where they can
blare happy hardcore, jungle, bassline, and pull off handbrake turns to
their hearts' content.
In the film, we follow the boy racers as they try—with varying degrees
of success—to unify the scene in their local area. In Essex, we find car
meets with hundreds of kids in kitted up cars, showing off luxury paint
jobs and bass systems that ruin their girlfriends' hair dos. And in
North London, boy racers take to highways to find their own fun—which,
in the past, has had grave consequences.
The summer brings with it super-sized car festivals, where everyone goes
to race, get wasted and get their picture taken with pouting,
bikini-clad promo models.
Cars get scrapped, street races get dangerous, and things get wild in a
parking lot. Boy Racer is a timely spotlight on what kids in souped-up
cars are doing today, or tonight, in every town in the UK.
In this episode of i-D Meets,
we join the most modern of Soho’s flâneurs to explore his artwork,
fashion design and delve a little deeper on this modern polymath.
terça-feira, 23 de maio de 2017
LUNAR || Short Film
This impressive short film highlights Space Race-era exploration using
photographic footage and original audio recordings from deep inside the NASA archives. Enter full screen and throw on some headphones–it's that good.
One month trip around Java, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. Surf, Bikes, Volcanoes, Beaches and good vibes!
domingo, 21 de maio de 2017
The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts || Documentary
Documentary in which director and DJ Don Letts looks at a very
particular and very provocative British subculture - skinhead. He
explores how skinhead has become associated with street fighting,
trouble on the
football terraces and violent racism in the public consciousness in
Britain and around the world, but reveals that its origins lie in a
cultural coming together that could not be further from its tarnished
image.
Don shows in fascinating detail how the roots of skinhead are in a
brilliant cultural collision between the young white working-class kids
and their Jamaican counterparts in British inner cities, a moment of
multicultural harmony. He traces the history of skinhead from the late
60s to the present, looking at the music and styles of skinhead from the
reggae-influenced ska to the punk-influenced Oi. Throughout Don meets
people who were committed members of various skinhead scenes, and he
considers the conflicts and the contradictions that skinhead has
attracted over five decades.
Earlier this month, Levi’s Skateboarding
presented the launch of The Byrrrh & Skate Project at a local DIY
skate spot in Brussels, Belgium, designed and put together by local
skater Youssef Abaoud.
Three years ago after the closure of the well-known Roller Park in
Anderlecht, Belgium in 2005, skateboarders throughout the country had
nowhere to skate after the weather turned in winter. Determined to find a
solution, Youssef searched for an indoor space that he and his friends
could skate.
Eventually Youssef came across a perfectly lit, smooth floored, dry,
abandoned warehouse that he used to work at. It was the ideal space for a
new skate park, and over a few weeks him and his friends began
collecting skate obstacles and building ramps for it from donated wood.
The skate community throughout the city were eager to visit and help
Youssef out, and this was where Byrrrh was born. The spot was perfect
for two whole winters until the ownership of the building changed and
they had to pack up and leave the premises.
Youssef’s second indoor skate park suffered the same fate as the first,
and in 2016 he was determined to find a permanent space to skate. He
came across a new spot in Anderlecht, a little further out of the city,
an old TV studio that was bigger and better than anything he’d found
before. This would become the home of Byrrrh.
Similar to their previous DIY spots, the space is made up of confiscated
skate obstacles, recycled waste, donated wood and concrete. It even
houses a bar and an art studio, but most importantly it offers a space
in Brussels where skaters of all ages and abilities can come and skate
everyday of the week, 24-hours a day.
Levi’s Skateboarding caught wind of Youssef’s story and supported the
launch of Byrrrh & Skate by hosting a competition on 6 May with cash
prizes, live music and a photography exhibition. Take a look at some
footage of it below and hear from Youssef himself about the project.
The largest sneaker culture event in Spain was held on 12, 13 and 14 May.
A weekend full of sneakers, music, basket, beer, expos and good vibes.
quinta-feira, 18 de maio de 2017
Desert Drifters || Illegal Street Drifting in Saudi Arabia
Illegal drifting on public streets has achieved cult status in Saudi
Arabia by now. At the same time car accidents are one of the main causes
of death there, especially among young people. The problem is so
massive that the Saudi government is implementing extra hard punishments
for drifting on public streets. But there are alternatives.
Professional drives have started academies and in doing so are trying to
make drifting a professional sport.
quarta-feira, 17 de maio de 2017
The Infinite Now || Cinemagraphs Film
Armand Dijcks and Australian photographer Ray Collins worked tirelessly to turn incredible oceanscapes into lifeful cinemagraphs. Hit playand enjoy.
Osaka || Sushi, Tattoos, And A Flourishing Nightlife
Japan’s second city has become the country's fastest growing tourist
hotspot. Famed for its food, Osaka stands apart from other cities in
Japan. A sushi chef, a poet and a tattoo artist show us why their city
is the top choice for the culturally curious visitor in this episode of The EconomistPassport travel series.
adidas Skateboarding heads to London, England, where something is always
going on. ‘London, Meantime’ showcases the global team in the fashion
forward streets of the city, giving you a glimpse into one of
skateboarding’s most illustrious canvases.
Featuring:
Blondey McCoy, Daewon Song, Gustav Tønnesen, Mark Suciu, Rodrigo
Teixeira, Alec Majerus, Benny Fairfax, Marc Johnson, Na-kel Smith, Kevin
Lowry, Günes Özdogan & Lucas Puig.
sexta-feira, 12 de maio de 2017
The 501® Jean || Stories of an Original
Levi's® presents The 501® Jean || Stories of an Original, a three-part
documentary that celebrates the 501® Jean’s influence on popular
culture.
Follow Rob Heran on his road trip to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to fulfill childhood dreams and live the vanlife.
Childhood dreams. We give up on them too easy, don't we? We fall into
the trap of "adult life". We end up following the path that society
expects us to. More than ever before, we're expected to perform at the
highest level. In everything we do. In our jobs, in our hobbies, even as
parents and in our relationships. Sometimes it seems that the world
offers more stages to perform on than opportunities to live.
Everything is expected to move faster, tob e performance-enhanced –
whether LTE, social media, drugs or self-optimization. We get caught in
the trap, again and again as our vision becomes more and more blurred.
We are traveling so fast that we don’t see what’s going on right in
front of us. We are racing in the tunnel into the light. We get lost,
lose control or can’t stand the pressure anymore. We burn out in the
useless, competitive race.
No wonder I see more and more people who decide to change direction and
deliberately slow down. They quit their jobs and finally do what they
always dreamed of, because they realize that tomorrow never comes.
It’s what’s here and now that counts. The clock of life is ticking. Step
out of the trap, turn around and choose the life you dreamed of. Don’t
be scared. Follow the dreams of your childhood.
The time has come to finally live my childhood dream. It seems like it
took me a lifetime to get there. But finally, I arrived where I always
wanted to be; In my own imagination of what Mountainbike riding means to
me—infinite freedom (and the possibility to launch myself into orbit)
It was deep winter in January when I had everything finished. I‘ve set
up the ramp only once before to see if the construction itself works,
but I haven't jumped it yet. Nevertheless, I packed my new built Evil
Wreckoning bike and everything I needed for a three-month road trip
adventure all the way down to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It has
been a destination I always dreamed of visiting with my own car.
Ben Murray teamed up with the home of underground
music Boiler Room for Air Max Day. They got the Kurupt FM boys to give
us their unique take on the history of Nike Air Max, with the help of
some grime and garage legends.
João Allen, Inspired By... Lisbon. In this episode of the series "Inspired By", RVCA skateboarder João Allen talks about what inspires him, on skateboarding and on his daily life: the city of Lisbon - where he was born, where he still lives and where he always skate.
segunda-feira, 8 de maio de 2017
SOUTH AFRICA || A Mavic Tale
Drone footage can (at times) be a little played out.
You've seen one sweeping mountainscape from a DJI drone, you've seen them all.
But this is not your average drone footage.
Flying over South Africa, every second of this shoot is completely
stunning and an inspiring perspective of the animal kingdom. Sit back
and enjoy.
The Cool & Vintage
guys took their latest restomod Defender build to a picturesque getaway
on Madeira Island and filmed the whole thing. Prepare for some serious
wanderlust.
Sit back and enjoy this atmospheric original film from Mercedes-Benz
highlighting big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner and his quest to break
the world record for largest wave ever ridden. From heart-pounding gym
sessions to the intense waters of Nazaré, Portugal, every second of this
video is ridiculously gorgeous.
Parisian running label Satisfy
visited Joshua Tree in California to film this dream-like video
highlighting psychedelic-rock musician turned ultra-runner Joshua
Garrett Grubb.
If this doesn't make you want to lace up and go for a
long run, nothing will.
CalArts animation student Brian Kim has shared a great short film over on Vimeo titled Face Lift. The original story follows a boy growing up who is unfortunately born
with just the one head, whereas everyone else in the surreal animated
world around him seems to have two as standard.
The boy grows up as an outcast as generally looks unhappy with life
apart from when he is with his loving father. It’s actually all a bit
emotional, but nonetheless it’s a wonderful little story. Take a look below and enjoy!
PARALLEL skateboard documentary presented by Vans South Africa. Obscure
ditches, abandoned pools, fresh street spots with an Africa flavour.
Shot in South Africa over 4 months.
terça-feira, 2 de maio de 2017
10328x7760 || A 10K Timelapse Demo
Zoom into a Rio de Janeiro favela in super-high definition in this glorious video by Joe Capra.
