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Designer: Unknown
Piece is sold unframed.
The Story: Original screen print poster from the 2001 premiere of the documentary, iconic an original. Print has some scuff marks on the lower right but over all very clean. These are extremely rare and were only given to guests on the night of the premiere.
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Dogtown and Z-Boys is a 2001 documentary directed by Stacy Peralta, one of the original skaters featured in the film, with narration by Sean Penn. It tells the story of the Zephyr Skateboarding Team, a group of young riders from the rough, working-class neighborhood of Dogtown in Venice and Santa Monica, California, who revolutionized skateboarding in the mid-1970s.
The film traces how the Z-Boys — including Peralta, Tony Alva, and Jay Adams — drew heavily from surf culture, mimicking the low, aggressive style of shortboard surfing and translating it onto concrete. Their breakthrough came during the 1975 Del Mar Nationals competition, where their radical, fluid style shocked the skateboarding establishment and announced a new era.
A key chapter involves the drought of 1976-77, which left backyard swimming pools empty across Southern California. The Z-Boys began illegally draining and skating these pools, inventing vertical skating and laying the foundation for modern vert and eventually street skating culture.
The documentary captures a specific moment of raw creativity born from poverty, rebellion, and geography. It won the Audience Award and Best Director at Sundance in 2001 and remains a landmark in both sports and cultural filmmaking.
Designer: Unknown
Piece is sold unframed.
The Story: Original screen print poster from the 2001 premiere of the documentary, iconic an original. Print has some scuff marks on the lower right but over all very clean. These are extremely rare and were only given to guests on the night of the premiere.
….
Dogtown and Z-Boys is a 2001 documentary directed by Stacy Peralta, one of the original skaters featured in the film, with narration by Sean Penn. It tells the story of the Zephyr Skateboarding Team, a group of young riders from the rough, working-class neighborhood of Dogtown in Venice and Santa Monica, California, who revolutionized skateboarding in the mid-1970s.
The film traces how the Z-Boys — including Peralta, Tony Alva, and Jay Adams — drew heavily from surf culture, mimicking the low, aggressive style of shortboard surfing and translating it onto concrete. Their breakthrough came during the 1975 Del Mar Nationals competition, where their radical, fluid style shocked the skateboarding establishment and announced a new era.
A key chapter involves the drought of 1976-77, which left backyard swimming pools empty across Southern California. The Z-Boys began illegally draining and skating these pools, inventing vertical skating and laying the foundation for modern vert and eventually street skating culture.
The documentary captures a specific moment of raw creativity born from poverty, rebellion, and geography. It won the Audience Award and Best Director at Sundance in 2001 and remains a landmark in both sports and cultural filmmaking.