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Video: A culture-shocked tour of Japan by skateboard
Lost in Translation — Skaters Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, Raven Tershy and Kevin Terpening rip through three Japanese cities with little sleep and plenty of confusion.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Video: Los Angeles skate culture through the eyes of photographer Jacob Messex
Analogue snaps of LA youth — The Berrics’ Hellchild video profile on Jacob Messex coincides with the twenty-year-old skate and youth culture documentarian’s solo show and Filmus zine release at Kingswell.
Written by: Alex King
Mongolia’s skate scene is blowing up: here are the videos chronicling it
Embracing a post-Soviet world — The new generation of young Mongolians are the first to be raised outside of Soviet rule since 1924. In Issue 54 – The Defiance Issue, Huck met the Mongolian skate crew determined to change their country's culture for the better. Curated here is a playlist of short films and documentaries exploring the many young people breaking from traditional Mongolian convention.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Video: Skaters take over the deserted, midnight streets of Dresden
Meet the Nightcrawlers — Five German skaters set sparks flying as they cruise Dresden’s epic Old Town in the dead of night.
Written by: Alex King
Skate photographer Pep Kim’s journey from Seoul outsider to NYC big dog
See it, shoot it, keep it moving — Skateboarding is all about 'the tour', landing in some exotic locale and letting curiosity lead the way. But when photographer Pep Kim swapped South Korea for the States, it was the fabled kerbs of NYC that felt foreign and brand new.
Written by: Anthony Pappalardo
Video: Skating snow-peaks and endless sun in the far north
Alaska Bound and Down — Five skaters take on the vast and surreal landscape of Alaska in a breathtaking short film.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Don't Bring Your Skateboard To China
Johnny Tang gives a tour of Shanghai, the megacity he calls one giant skatepark. — China's reputation, especially of late, is often overshadowed by censorship and state control. But it's also the site of a flourishing new skate scene. Huck explores these two disconnected worlds through the eyes of Shanghai-based pro skater Johnny Tang.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Filmmaker Corey Adams on hustling the Hells Angels and getting caught stealing
The Spiel Sesh: No. 1 — The Spiel Sesh is a new quick-fire Q&A series with Huck's indie culture heroes. First up, Machotaildrop and Devil's Toy Redux filmmaker Corey Adams.
Written by: Zach Sebastian
Inside the dreams of the skateboarding girls of Sweden
Video: Mimmi Leckius — The latest in Phil Evans' trippy Lightbox series explores the drive behind a dedicated female skater from Malmo.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Swedish skate video showcases all the best analogue photo formats
35mm, Large Format, Hassleblad — A new video by Phil Evans pays tribute to analogue photography formats and shows a slice of the Malmö street skating scene.
Written by: Shelley Jones