Mark Gonzales
We Are Skateboarders
We Are Skateboarders is a 'as real as it gets' documentation of the soul of skateboarding, and how some of the legendary skateboarders feel its soul has changed over the years. Since the mainstream has come to play a major role in the skateboard industry, there has been much dispute amongst skateboarders if skateboarding is loosing its purity and status as a core activity. The film tackles this issue with enlightening interviews from famous skateboarders such as Lance Mountain, Greg Lutzka, Rob Dyrdek, Peter Smolik, and Christian Hosoi, creating the most legitimate discussion towards the controversy in the skateboarding industry. Shot in Los Angeles, and NYC.
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Behind the Story: We Are Skateboarders
In “Behind The Story: We Are Skateboarders”, the filmmaker’s (Ben Duffy) biggest battle wasn’t finding the subjects for the film or even solidifying the budget, it was finding himself during the time of production while he was suffering from undiagnosed bipolar disorder and untreated psychosis. Enduring mental illness is extraordinarily difficult, but to also be a first-time filmmaker at just 19 years old working with professional skateboarders is simply badass. With the resource of Poweredge Magazine, Ben was able to breach the egos of skateboarding legends and bring them to a humble enough place to talk about skateboarding in a time where major change was occurring; the 2008 economy crash.“Behind The Story: We Are Skateboarders” gives a raw and sincere look into what was going on in the filmmaker’s head during the time of filming. It portrays his battle against the slow torture of making a feature film with no budget and un-diagnosed mental illness. This film shows that by simply utilizing passion and perseverance, Ben Duffy was able to create one of the most successful skateboarding films ever made.
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"Blessed" - Supreme
Supreme presents, "BLESSED" a full length video directed by William Strobeck featuring Tyshawn Jones, Ben Kadow, Sean Pablo, Aidan Mackey, Na-kel Smith, Sage Elsesser, Vincent Touzery, Kevin Bradley, Rowan Zorilla, Kevin Rodrigues, Mark Gonzales, Jason Dill. . .
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Supreme presents, "BLESSED" a full length video directed by William Strobeck featuring Tyshawn Jones, Ben Kadow, Sean Pablo, Aidan Mackey, Na-kel Smith, Sage Elsesser, Vincent Touzery, Kevin Bradley, Rowan Zorilla, Kevin Rodrigues, Mark Gonzales, Jason Dill. . .
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The Cinematographer Project - Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld SKATEboarding is proud to present our twenty-fourth video, “The Cinematographer Project.” We have assembled thirteen of skateboarding’s finest film makers to each produce their own original three to five minute short. The result is a truly creative and diverse take on the world of skateboarding. Torsten Frank features Mark Gonzales’ thoughts and skating in Europe with Chewy Cannon and Lem Villemin. Christopher Middlebrook highlights an all-Australian section with a host of rippers including Jake Duncombe, Lewis Marnell, Dane Burman and Nick Boserio. Chris Ray filmed an entire Evan Smith part and Dan Wolfe did the same shooting a Dennis Busenitz part with Real team riders Justin Brock, Peter Ramondetta, Ishod Wair, James Hardy and more. Beagle entertains everyone with the skating of Jamie Tancowny, Lizard, Theotis Beasley, Figgy and tons of others. Jon Holland puts Sk8 Mafia in the spotlight with Tyler Surrey, Wes Kremer, Jamie Palmore, Jimmy Cao and more.. Bill Strobeck rolls with Alex Olson, Dylan Rieder and Mark Gonzales to name a few. Russell Houghten amazes with his time-lapse work while featuring skating from Dylan Rieder, Arto Saari, Tom Karangelov, and many others. Brennan Conroy films the Habitat team in a smooth montage with Silas Baxter-Neal, Stefan Janoski, Mark Suciu and others. Mike Manzoori skates the city streets at night with Jose Rojo, Kyle Leeper, Rodrigo TX, and a host of others. RB Umali shot an all NYC groove with Zoo York and Brandon Westgate, Chaz Ortiz, Eli Reed and more. Lee Dupont focuses on Washington Street Skate park with Pat Duffy, Kyle Berard, Matt Mumford, Danny Dicola and many others. And finally Alien Workshop has a power driven montage that will knock your socks off featuring the entire Alien team with an added focus on Gilbert Crockett and Jake Johnson. Needless to say, this video has something to offer everyone.
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