Sam Beckett, Jordan Thackeray, Alex Hallford, Alex Decunha. Originally produced in 2021. Container indicates closed captioning.
Summary:
A character focused film following a group of British skateboarders who are vying for a spot to represent their country at the pivotal arena of elite sportsmanship, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where skateboarding will make its debut as competition sport. However, a key talking point within the skateboarding community has been weather the Olympics will dilute the core values of the culture. With archive footage covering 6 decades of British skateboarding, Boarders looks at the various waves of popularity that skateboarding has undergone and introduces a strong look and feel of what skate culture is in the UK. Documenting a historical moment in time, Boarders looks under the surface to find out what it is like to be a professional skateboarder; with bigger competitions and more money entering the sport, the stakes are higher for everyone involved.
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