Skateboarding isn't some suburban sport, it's a means of survival…

"Best Short Documentary"
Roxbury International Film Festival 2011

"Official Selection"
Newport Beach Film Festival 2011

"Best Documentary Short"
Mammoth Film Festival 2009

Film Fundraiser: Your donations will go towards finishing the feature-length film. Thank you.

Upcoming 2012 Screenings:

University of Southern California
@ Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
Jan. 22nd @ 7:00 PM (Free)

Bakersfield College
@ Black History Month Celebration
Feb. 9 - 10 A.M. & 2 P.M.
Exact Location Pending (Free)

Upcoming 2011 Screenings:

Film Marketplace & Short Film Showcase
@ Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave.
Oct. 22nd @ 3:00 pm (Fairbanks Theater)
Oct. 23rd @ 12:30 pm (Chaplin Theater)
Los Angeles, CA - www.bherc.org

Our Image Film & Arts Festival
@ Rice Cinema / Rice University.
Saturday, October 22 6pm-9pm
Houston, Texas

*ENCORE PRESENTATION*
Free Outdoor Screening in Venice
@ Vera Davis Youth Center
Friday, Sept. 9, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Venice, CA

Skate & Action Sports Conference
@ 2401 West Cypress Creek Road
Friday, September 23rd, 6:00 PM
Fort Lauderdale, FL

On The Grind in Long Beach
@ Skateside Skatepark. 1594 W. Willow St
Friday, September 30th, 8:00 P.M.
Long Beach, CA

Free Outdoor Screening in Venice
Presented by Unspoken Projects
@ Vera Davis Youth Center
Friday, August 26 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Venice, CA

Roxbury International Film Festival
@ Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 6:30pm
Boston, MA

Leimert Park Art Walk
@ Theatre between Degnan & Leimert Blvd. Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 5:00pm
Los Angeles, CA

Art Jam // Film Fundraiser
@ HVW8 Gallery + Guest Djs
Thursday, June 16th - 7-10:00 PM
Los Angeles, CA

Southside Skatepark Premiere
Saturday, July 9th - 9:00 PM
Houston, TX

Film & Arts Festival
@ Waller Freedom Fest
Saturday, July 2nd - 4:00 PM
Waller, TX

University of Southern California (USC)
http://cinema.usc.edu/onthegrind
June 12 @ 4:00 PM

Seattle True Independent Film Festival
@ Jewel Box Theater @ the Rendezvous
Friday, June 10 · 6:00pm

Streets of Venice Skateshop + Party!!!
@ Westfield Shopping Center/Fox Hills Mall
May 28th. Culver City, Ca

Washington DC Premiere
@ Bloombars. NW, DC. May 17th @ 7PM

Newport Beach Premiere!
@ 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival
May 3rd @ 5:30 PM

California African American Museum
President's Day
Los Angeles, CA @ 11:00am - 4:00pm
FREE

Texas Black Film Festival
Dallas, TX Feb 23 & 26th 2-4pm

Red Ball Express Film Festival (Private)
@ Shoemaker HS
Killeen, TX Feb 25-26

 

 

www.onthegrindmovie.net

Awards & Previous Screenings:

"Best Documentary Short" Mammoth Film Festival 2009

Newport Beach Film Festival 2011

Seattle True Independent Film Festival 2011

Indie Vix Sessions - SXSW 2011

University of Southern California. 2011

Crenshaw High School, L.A. 2011

Washington State University 2011

NuArt Theatre @ Moscow, ID 2011

Pan African Film Festival 2010

Angelus Student Film Festival 2010

Art Theatre Long Beach, CA - Premiere 2010

Scripps College, CA 2010

NuArt Theatre @ NuArt Block Party, ID 2010

Truckstop Skatepark, OR 2010

Skate Conference 2010, FL

California African American Museum 2010 - 2011

Red Ball Express Film Festival 2011
@ Shoemaker High School, TX

Crenshaw High School, L.A., CA 2011

Texas Black Film Festival 2011


Contact: ON THE GRIND screenings are made possible by support from the community. If you want to host a screening, please contact: onthegrindmovie AT gmail DOT com to set up an “On The Grind” screening at your university, school, museum, church, music venue, music festival, art gallery, etc. If you would like to make a donation to financially support the completion of the feature-length project, please email: onthegrindmovie AT gmail DOT com.

Thanks for your support!

In 2006, Director James Cheeks III and Photographer Kevin Campbell set out to Long Beach to capture its thriving skateboard scene in the aftermath of a gang-shooting that ended the life of one of the city's most promising skaters. "On The Grind" follows a diverse group of skaters who are elevating themselves out of poverty with their passion of skateboarding. The skaters practice at a skate-park located in the middle of a war zone where drugs, violence and homelessness run rampant; and over the past three years, the filmmakers have discovered compelling stories of loss, loyalty and brotherhood that transcend Long Beach. This documentary will prove to be an artifact of the urban skate phenomenon, while providing hope for a community struggling to keep its youth from the undertow of gang-violence. Skateboarding isn't just some suburban sport, it's a means of survival…

On The Grind Feature Length Film coming soon!

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