ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
Following four skateboarders on their journey towards the Tokyo Olympics, BOARDERS captures what it means to be a skateboarder in this historical moment, when the stakes are higher for everyone involved.

SYNOPSIS
BOARDERS is a personal character-driven story following the aspiring GB Skateboarding team as they prepare for the upcoming Olympics where skateboarding will make its debut as a competition sport.

Through following the Team GB skateboarders, the film portrays a varied view of what it means to be a skateboarder in this historical moment in time; a profession which comes with its own set of demands, including constant travel, job insecurity, frequent injuries and pressures on mental health.

Traditionally viewed as a way of life, rather than a sport, the film opposes a key thematic question which has been the biggest talking point in skateboarding in recent years: will skateboarding change as a result of the Olympics? Through a mixture of archive footage ranging multiple decades, the film delves into the waves of popularity experienced in the past, to determine if what we are experiencing is just another craze.

PROJECT TYPE Documentary Feature

DIRECTOR Sean Fee
PRODUCER Annika Ranin, Jasmin Morrison