Hey BSC Family, I know a lot of you on the East Coast are enjoying the blizzard. Here's some skating, snowboarding and surfing movies to check out over the weekend snow day.
1. Getting Nowhere Faster (2004)- The ultimate classic all girl skateboarding movie and one my favorites.
1. Getting Nowhere Faster (2004)- The ultimate classic all girl skateboarding movie and one my favorites.
Featuring: Amy Caron, Vanessa Torres,Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, Alex White, Kenna Gallagher, Faye Jaime, Lauren Mollica, Van Nguyen, Elizabeth Nitu, Nugget, Stefanie Thomas,Patiane Frietas & Lauren Perkins
2. White Wash (2011)- The documentary discusses the intersection of surfing, race and identity through the experiences of black surfers from the continental US, Hawaii, Mexico and Jamaica. Available for only $1.99 on AmazonVideo.
Featuring: Many surfers including, Andrea Kabwasa and Sal Masekela
3. 12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story- Another documentary about surfing and race, 12 miles North describes the life of Nick Gabaldon, the first documented surfer African-American and Mexican descent.
4. Too Hard (2012)- The sickest women in snowboarding shred it out on the mountains.
Featuring: Gabby Maiden (the first African-American woman of competitive snowboarding), Danyale Patterson, Fancy Rutherford, Darrah Reid-McClean, Desiree Melancon, Joanie Robichaud,Madison Blackley, Merry Raid, Taylor Elliot, Alice Gorton, Alexa McCarty, Marie-Andree Racine, Joelle “JJ” Juchli, Marie Hucal, Gillian Andrewshenko, Vanessa Moore, Sara Berdayes, Luci Imbach, and Jesse Huege.
5. Faces of Africa : Surfers Not Street Children (2015)- The documentary follows the life of Ntando Msibi, 18, who through the charity, Surfers Not Street Children, becomes a surfing star while overcoming the negative issues of growing up as kid living on the streets of South Africa.