Basing an entire video project around only skating flatbars might sound like a shot in the dark. How many flatbar spots do you even know of? Surprisingly, there are a lot more of them out there in the wild than we could’ve imagined—in all shapes and sizes—and lucky for us, our boy Torey Pudwill took it upon himself to hunt them down. From coast-to-coast and country-to-country, welcome to Torey’s Flatbar Frenzy. This ain’t your average front yard flatbar sesh! —BRIAN BLAKELY
Let’s just dive right into it. What was the motivation behind this Flatbar Frenzy project?
The motivation behind this was really just trying to innovate filming a new video part. I always had the idea to do a part only on flatbars but never really got around to it. Then coming off that five-year filming program for the Plan B video [TRUE], I just couldn’t imagine myself doing that again. I felt like I didn’t have anything left or couldn’t figure out what to do next. That video part really just rinsed everything out of me, so when Red Bull reached out to me and said, “Hey, we want you to film a video part,” my heart just jumped. I basically said, “No way, what do you mean? I can’t film [laughs].” But with Red Bull being so creative and innovative, I just felt like it was perfect for me to pitch my flatbar part idea. I laid it all out and gave this presentation of what I wanted it to be and they were into it, which was amazing because in order to do this part, I couldn’t just film around at home. I wanted it to be travel based around the world, kind of like a “seek and destroy” video part.
Besides being hurt and having to cancel a few of the filming missions, what were some of the main difficulties you found while doing this project?
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Chima
Fresh off a four-year bachelor’s degree in Propeller production, Chima Ferguson finds himself back home in Sydney, Australia, for a pregnant pause between chapters.
Jimmy Cao
Where you’re from influences who you are. Growing up skating with Jamie Palmore, then being mentored by Willy Santos, and for most of your adult life absorbing the other-worldly talent and laid back vibes of Wes Kremer, Tyler Surrey and Marius Syvanen, it’s no surprise Jimmy Cao blossomed into a versatile powerhouse on four wheels. He’s beyond past due for this—his first magazine interview. Find out why Vietnam will be the next big skate destination, how Finesse Skateboards and Hubba Wheels’ ads factored into his career path, how he avoided Scandinavian boat jail and more. Get ‘em Chippy.
Riddles in Mathematics
Our 29th full-length, 21 years since Uno (TWS Video 1, 1996) will have premiered in downtown LA by the time you read this. Once again wrapped in the skilled supernatural vision of Christopher Thiessen—Riddles in Mathematics marks the second video in our catalogue, after last year’s Substance—under his signature VX-centric “in the trenches” style. Starring Yaje Popson, Ben Gore, Leo Valls, and Bobby De Keyzer Riddles also co-stars Stevie Perez and Bobby Worrest. Shot worldwide in Paris, Bordeaux, New York, San Francisco, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Barcelona, we pulled Chris from his intensive editing binge on the eve of judgment day for a quick Q & A covering his latest masterpiece. —MACKENZIE EISENHOUR
Josh Pall
Turn and face the strange. Ch-ch-Changes. Already away from home since leaving Brisbane for Sydney, Australia six years ago—PASS~PORT’s and Nike SB’s rookie pro—Josh Pall (also fittingly the holder of multiple real world passports) is pondering some imminent further moves. Wherever he decides to call home over the next year (LA, NYC, EU, or elsewhere), said locale will also serve as the backdrop for his part in the upcoming PASS~PORT full-length— tentatively scheduled for winter 2018. Raised on the wholesome/not-so-wholesome videographic trio of Jump Offa Building (’98), The Storm (’99), and This is Skateboarding (’03)—Josh sat down for a phone interview to discuss severing his working class safety net/side gig to jump headlong into skateboarding for a living, and the truths and fallacies of “lucky yellow shirt” theory, Come on in. The water’s great. —MACKENZIE EISENHOUR
Former
About four years ago, in hopes of doing something a little different from the norm, Austyn Gillette and Dylan Rieder (before his untimely passing) teamed up with their big-name surfer friends Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson to start their own clothing brand. Walking away from traditional big-time clothing deals, this crew of friends decided to take matters into their own hands and do things their way while not having to answer to anyone. I reached out to Austyn to break down the back-story of the brand and to see what’s in store for the future and to see how things have been going for him after starting his first company. —JAIME OWENS
