Before Tony Hawk, there was a 1965 crew who invented 'cool' on four wheels.
Explore the origins of skateboarding culture through the lens of the 1965 Palisades Skateboard Team, who reinvented a childhood hobby into a sport, bringing it to the vanguard of popular culture. Features interviews with the team members reflecting on how the sport has changed, 50 years later.
Direction
Don Burgess crafts intimate portraits of aging pioneers.
Production
Rare 1965 footage of skateboarding's chaotic birth.
Writing
Interweaves past and present with genuine warmth.
Director
Don Burgess
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Don Burgess is the son of original Palisades team member Ric Burgess, making this a literal family archive.
The 1965 team popularized the first mass-produced skateboard after a 1963 surf boom made manufacturers desperate for dry-land alternatives.
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