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Skateboarding's First Wave

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2015 | 18 min | Documentary, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

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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

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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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Cast & crew

Directed by Don Burgess

  • Wendy Bearer BullHerself
  • Tim KellerHimself
  • Don BurgessSelf
  • Ric BurgessHimself
  • Peter BurgHimself
  • Terry KellerHimself