International distributions are not often the crystalizing forces behind full-length videos. But Lazer Distribution — the Canadian distributor for Limosine, Bronze, Stunt365, Genesis, 2riserpads, and Frosted Skateboards — took it upon themselves to make one showcasing the current generation coming up in Vancouver, B.C.
📷 Photo by Smalls
The buddy-comedy style of filmmaking has seen better days. Case in point: the fifth installment in the Lethal Weapon series remains in Hollywood purgatory dating back to 1998. Fortunately for us, Ross Norman and Mike Rosa (with Smalls wielding the VX) resurrect the genre with a new D.C.-centric part for Politic. Ross continues his Pulaski homage to the Trilogy playbook, and Mike drops power moves including one of the upper-echelon ledge tricks. — Frozen in Carbonite
🔑 Interview, Intro & Edit by Farran Golding
📹 Principal Footage by Geoff Browne, Benny Maglinao, Logan Lara & Angel Saucedo
The inclusion of skatepark footage in a video part can be a dubious subject, but one with generally agreed upon parameters. For transition skaters, it’s a no-brainer: who would argue a John Cardiel part would be better without ramps? D.I.Y. spots often fly, provided that they’re rough enough around the edges, rather than unsanctioned versions of a conventional skatepark. Also, if a park is old enough, or has an unintentional route to be exploited, you’re usually good to go.
Any skater who has been to Tokyo has a story about walking into Prov. It is like stepping inside of an encyclopedia of small skate brands. If you live in one of the global skate centers and have a small-to-medium size brand, they have it; hell, they might’ve been the first account in Japan to roll the dice on it. At Prov, you’ll see brands that you can barely find in the States, whose drop schedule can be described as once every three months or three years. The knowledge that this crew has of what’s going on in the global skate landscape is truly unprecedented. And they’re down to pay the duties and import it across the globe.
“HARQ” is a new edit by Daichi Sekiguchi out of the night skating capital of the world. It found its way to the QS pitchdesk when Daichi happened to see Genesis Evans on the street in Tokyo last month, and insisted he record a video message via Genny’s phone to send to the QS company line with a pitch to host it. Certainly a first, but Genny’s approval goes a long way around here.
The video features the current generation out of Tokyo, and ties together a bunch of the crew that works and lurks at Supreme Tokyo under one moody, six-minute edit that feels like it could be out of any era.
