Against the Current

11 minutes | 2024

Overview

"Against The Current," is a short film documenting the artistic process of the legendary Skateboarder and Filmmaker, Stacy Peralta. Made in conjunction with his art show debuting at CCC gallery this fall and directed by Dana Shaw, it’s not just a love letter to a life of skateboarding but a celebration of the spirit of creativity and commitment.

Stacy shares his various inspirations from childhood to present day, and the challenges and lessons learned while working to develop this new visual language in his iterations of these tools of joy from the past.

The work also explores his temporal and obsessive relationship to the skateboard collection that intrinsically holds the memories of those ephemeral halcyon days. As well as the decay and degradation that entropy and time have on our prized possessions, and even ourselves.

Featured at Coast Film & Music Festival 2024
Rivian South Coast Theater on Friday, November 15th at 7pm
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center on Sunday , November 17th at 3:30pm
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Production Team

Director: Dana Shaw