Meet the Z-Boys - a group of brash street kids from Venice, California’s tough Dogtown neighborhood who revolutionized skateboarding with an aggressive in-your-face style that shredded the competition and totally influenced today’s extreme sports. Sub-titled “The Birth of Extreme”, this documentary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it’s 70’s heyday, its decline during the 80’s, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90’s.
Meet the Z-Boys - a group of brash street kids from Venice, California’s tough Dogtown neighborhood who revolutionized skateboarding with an aggressive in-your-face style that shredded the competition and totally influenced today’s extreme sports. Sub-titled “The Birth of Extreme”, this documentary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it’s 70’s heyday, its decline during the 80’s, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90’s.
"It is impossible not to be seduced by its hard-edged vision of an endless teenage summer."
New York Times
"The film has an infectious enthusiasm and we're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport."
Chicago Sun-Times
"Watch this, and the next time you see the X Games or a skateboarding video game commercial, you'll think of the Z-boys and how it all began."
Washington Post
Sundance Film Festival
Audience Award - Documentary, Directing Award - Documentary Winner