
Skateboarding's First Wave
Seen it?2015 | 18 min | Documentary, Family
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among people who get choked up at a comeback and parents and kids watching together, this one's for you. The sport matters, but the people playing it matter more. Same wavelength as Touching the Void.
- The mood
- Feel-good, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 18 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Explore the origins of skateboarding culture through the lens of the 1965 Palisades Skateboard Team, who reinvented a childhood hobby into a sport, bringing it to the vanguard of popular culture. Features interviews with the team members reflecting on how the sport has changed, 50 years later.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Don Burgess
- Wendy Bearer BullHerself
- Tim KellerHimself
- Don BurgessSelf
- Ric BurgessHimself
- Peter BurgHimself
- Terry KellerHimself