Let Us Roam is a new film series produced by the German camera maker Leica. It profiles artists talking about their passion for creativity. The first installment documents “a jack of all trades, master of none,” legendary professional skateboarder Ray Barbee. Repping San Jose, California, the former Powell Peralta skateboarder talks about his photography, making music and the importance of taking time to work on your craft. If you were a person of color in the suburbs pushing a board …
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The independent short film On The Grind is a finalist in The Sheckler Foundation‘s “Be The Change Competition.” Please vote now to help at-risk youth, and to help get this film made into a full length feature . You can vote everyday until the competition ends. On The Grind is a short 2006 documentary about Long Beach’s vibrant skateboard scene and a gang-shooting that took the life of one it’s rising stars. Coming out of a disenfranchised community, Michael K. Green (aka Blacc …
This is a youth organization that gives young bloods a creative outlet. They started in Oakland, California in 2005 and spread from there; finally getting traction. Facebook …
Asaan Brooks a.k.a. Swamburger a.k.a. Swam, 1/4 of Solillaquists of Sound, rapper, artist, skateboarder, writer, teacher, student, community organizer, and entrepreneur. I met Asaan when I was a senior in high school. 1998: putting a show together that never happened, illuminati, Jason’s Moms gave me a couple Dr. Malachi Z. York books, Saul Williams in the film Slam Nation debuting at the Florida Film Festival, Patrick Scott Barnes features Beau Sia at his open mic, Ras Kass released the classic …
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