Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) - Details

The high-flying, thrashing and grinding “vert” style of skateboarding is so ubiquitous, now, such a defining iconic element of international kid culture (and such a huge corporate money-spinner), that it may be hard to accept the fact that it did not spring full-blown from the fertile brain of some conglomerate skateboard manufacturer. In fact, you will be glad to learn, it was invented in the street, in a place called Dogtown in Southern California, “where the debris meets the sea.”