Forbes || The $750,000 Sneaker Collection

The latest video from Forbes takes us down into the basement of "sneaker wearer" (not "sneaker collector") Mark "Mayor" Farese, who estimates that he now owns a little over 3,000 pairs of shoes, valuing them at around the $750,000 mark.

"I grew up very poor. My mother bought me some sneakers, it was like a $10 shoe, and it was called the Mark 5. I thought I was the coolest kid on the block because I had my name on my shoe. So I ran downstairs and everybody laughed me off the block, I was the laughing stock of the block. I went upstairs crying and I vowed I would never ever get laughed at again when it came to footwear," says Farese. "Whatever I had to do to get sneakers after that, whatever it was, sweeping floors or stealing money from my grandfather, whatever it was I vowed never to be laughed at again for footwear, and a little later we have these 3,000 pairs of sneakers."

Watch the video below. 

Night Vision || Animation Video

Night Vision, a new hand-drawn experimental animation by Jake Fried.

Night Vision from Jake Fried on Vimeo.

Exploration Of The Soul || Craig R. Stecyk III

Since everything has a beginning. Since skateboarding had once taken possession of the street, as it did in Southern California. A man was there, documenting every gesture of those first agitators, The Zephyr Boys. Craig Stecyk has become an icon. Artist, photographer, agitator, eccentric soul, a character with a unique state of mind.
Desillusion Magazine's editor in chief, Sebastien Zanella, presents a trip through Los Angeles and the skate roots embodied by Craig Stecyk in an atmospheric, black and white documentary.

Directed by Sebastien Zanella

Supported by HURLEY

Exploration Of The Soul - Craig R. Stecyk III from Desillusion Magazine on Vimeo.

Croissants Artesans

The beauty of making croissants. Artisan bakery, Barcelona.

Croissants artesans from Forn can Curtichs on Vimeo.

No Country For Cold Men || Full Feature

Now this is a surf film with a difference.

 A bodyboarder, a stand-up surfer and a kneeboarder go on a journey to the remote country of Iceland in search of uncharted waves.

 Filmed over 10 nights in the Scandinavian country, this film by ZION wetsuits owner Ryan Mattick should be required viewing for wave riders of all styles and backgrounds.

NO COUNTRY FOR COLD MEN - FULL FEATURE from ZION WETSUITS on Vimeo.

The Lost Thing || Short Film

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

Raw Run || Zak Maytum 

As part of his ongoing Raw Run series, longboarder Zak Maytum has once again upped the ante by bombing down a hill in Colorado at nearly 70mph. While the video is light on exposition and the exact location they filmed at, the visuals and speed at which he is zooming by make for an anxious and exhilarating three-minute viewing session.