Paris & Beyond — Ethan Moriceau’s ‘SAPPHIRE’ Video

SAPPHIRE is the new full-length Paris scene video by Ethan Moriceau, who you might remember as the lensman/editor behind “I Can Fly,” the great Hamza el Hagry part from early last year, or other outings.

Ethan says SAPPHIRE is his first “big video,” and in 2025, if you can wrangle two dozen of your friends into a cohesive-feeling, 23-minute project, that is certainly worth of the title of “big.” And SAPPHIRE is a showcase for the younger generation out of the French capital, who also hit Lisbon, New York, Milan and other required stopovers for any crew just beginning to feel comfort in their powers.

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Texture Report — Cybercafé’s ‘1500 DIAS’ Video Out of Lisbon

Hard to think of a city whose spots contain as vibrant of an array of surfaces as Lisbon. You have the limestone Portuguese pavement that they’re famous for, but also a symphony of shitty bricks, worn-out asphalt and plain ol’ cobblestones all careening around maybe a sliver of smooth marble — oh and, there might be a tree waiting for you at the bottom of the bank.

As a result, Portuguese skate videos — which have become an omnipresent fixture on the front pages of Free, Grey, Vague, Pocket, Bubble et al. — have honed this unmistakable look that keeps them wholly distinct from all the other European scenes. There’s an extra ASMR-ness to the footage; that one longass slappy 5050 down the curb has to be one of the most satisfying clips in recent memory. Some of the other clips are masterworks in precision and timing.

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