*2015 D&AD Pencil Winner*
*2015 Vimeo Staff Pick*
This is not a story about surviving tough circumstances in a harsh environment; this is a story about perspective and thriving in the face of it all.
SKATEBOARDING IN OAKLAND is a short film about a group of friends growing up in West Oakland as a new skatepark is being built in their neighborhood.
Directed by: RYAN REICHENFELD
Director of Photography: RYAN CARMODY
Producer: JETT STEIGER
Editor: SEAN STENDER
Original Score: RANDY RANDALL
Colorist: BRANDON CHAVEZ
Post Production Producer: REMY FOXX
Post Production Sound: MATT MILLER
Agency Creative Director: DAVID KRAMER
Agency Producers: LIEN NGUYEN, ASHLEIGH MARIE PARKER
Production Assistants: ROMAN KOVAL, MARIO AYALA
Skateboarders: LEM WEST, PAT MORAN, RAME TCHAK, AL PARTANEN, JAFIN GARVEY, ELIJAH VAIREY, GABE MARQUEZ, TERREL NEWELL, LAVELLE VINSON, JOSH MATHEWS, MARIUS SYVANEN, ELIJAH “PRINCE” WILLIAMS, LORENZO, “APOLLO” JETSON, RODNEY “DOOKIE” WILLIAMS, CAMERON “CAM” EICHENBAUM
Special Thanks: ERIK WOLSKY, MATT SHARKY, MAX SCHAAF, KARL WATSON, JAMES BARNETT, IMPRINT PROJECTS, CUT+RUN LA EDITORIAL, WAYS & MEANS, LIME SOUND, K-DUB, CSLA
Commissioned by: LEVI’S
Shot on Location in OAKLAND, CA