How Tyshawn Jones Became Skater Of The Year | i-D
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Published 2019-10-09
Watch the first documentary exploring his life story with words from Tony Hawk, William Strobeck and Andrew Reynolds to name a few.
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Director Kirk Dianda, Matt Irving
Executive Producer Declan Higgins, Evan Lefebvre
Producer Made By Delphi, Summer Winter
Lead Editor Kirk Dianda
Creative Director Matt Irving
Doc Cinematography Kirk Dianda
Skate Cinematography Mike Poore
16Mm Cinematography Zander Taketomo, Chris Mulhern
Assistant Editors Kurt Hayashi, Mike Poore
Global Head of Content Elektra Kotsoni
Senior Social Editor Danil Boparai
Motion GFX Editor Calum Glenday
Senior Production Manager Lauran Clark
Production Coordinator Rebecca Rainey
Assistant Editor Joseph Wilson
CONTRIBUTING FILMERS
William Strobeck
Chris Mulhern
Torsten Frank
Justin Albert
Zander Taketomo
Mikey Alfred
Mike Poore
Matt Irving
Jascha Muller
Don Luong
Paul Roura
Beagle
Dennis Martin
Johnny Wilson
Ryan Garshell
Kurt Hayashi
Greg Smith
Lui Elliott
Dom Travis
Loewen Harris
RB Umali
Dimitry Elyaskevich
Joe Bressler
Ryan Young
Matt Schleyer
Aaron Meza
Richard Quintero
Alán González
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ando Caulfield
Zander Taketomo
Quentin De Briey
Matt Irving
Termisha Henry
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE FROM
Alán González Footage
2013
Supreme
“Blessed”
2018
Illegal Civilization
“IC2”
2014
Adidas Skateboarding
“Broadway Bullet”
2017
PlayStation & Activision
“Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater”
1999
Electronic Arts
“Skate”
2007
Don Luong Footage
2013
TJ Marshall Footage
2012
Adidas Skateboarding
“20 | 50”
2018
Supreme
“Cherry”
2014
Emerica
“Stay Gold"
2010
Aaron Meza Footage
2011
Dennis Martin Footage
2011
Deathwish Skateboards
"The Deathwish Video"
2013
Supreme
“Buddy”
2012
Paul Roura Footage
2011
Adidas Skateboarding
“Away Days”
2016
Hardies
“Hardies In Australia”
2016
Adidas Skateboarding
“New Stripes”
2014
Adidas Skateboarding
“Tyshawn”
2019
Bill Strobeck Footage
2019
Hardies
“Trash Can Jam"
2018
Dom Travis Footage
2019
FOX 5 News
2018
Hardies
“What Will You Fight For?”
2016
SOUNDTRACK PROVIDED BY
Wav-Pool
“Killaz" by Nick Andre
"Rise Up Instrumental" by Low Leaf
“Dummies" by Odd Nosdam
"Bang Em" by Odd Nosdam
“Occidental" by DJ Pain 1
"Fambase" by DJ Pain 1
“Don't it Look Good" by DJ Pain 1
"Cioccolato" by SwamiMillion x Fawda Trio
"The Colors and Shapes" by Cars & Trains
“Dummies" by Odd Nosdam
"Climb Back Down" by Factor
SKATE SECTION MUSIC BY
Warhol.ss
“On My Back”
Val Perre Mgmt.
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All Comments (21)
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Which part of Tyshawn's incredible journey was the most inspiring to you? 🙏 Leave your thoughts on his come up, or the current state of skateboarding in the comments! 👇👇👇
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Tyshawn was the last person who will ever be awarded SOTY by Phelps. That’s as big as the award itself.
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NYC skaters are so raw. Skating in the winter is no JOKE!
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That Kit part was so true man! I remeber being told ' are you going to a fashion show or are you going skating' and i said ' both '. Rocking a good kit will give you that next level confidence!!
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What chad said about the kit and confidence, true as can be
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"jordan dunking from the 3pt line" lol
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they lowkey made this feel like he died like i actually had to look that shit up i was scared
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“Thanks for not picking nyjah”
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This documentary makes me want to start skating again. Being 39 years old now and remembering when I was TJ's age I was in my prime but life had other plans for me. I'm sure a lot of other older cats who skated in the 90's and early 2000's feel the same way when watching certain skate videos. This video ignites a passion that I to often forget about and it feels good.
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TJ isn’t even legally allowed to drink yet lmao
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Never heard of this kid, but now I’m a huge fan of his. Also, how are you gonna make a video about him and not interview him?!
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This dudes precision and board control is unreal. Every truck he does looks literally perfect.
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Crazy how far the IC kids have come. I still remember how much shit a lot of people used to talk about Mikey and some of these kids grew up to really make something of themselves. Still remember watching KB and Nakel and back when I still skated seeing them at random places around LA.
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"Keeping it real" is something that you hear so often, it's become diluted with little meaning... But this doc, right here, right now, is the truth for keeps! Nothing but good vibes for real people, from real people. Peace, love and community
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The nolie kickflip. That’s when I knew cuz was different
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Broooo cuhh speakin fax about the drip make you feel better at skatin 😂💥
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Beautiful piece. Tyshawn Jones is reintroducing real east coast street skating into this era of kids that are growing up to contests and parks, which I have no issue with but a good balance of both spectrums is key !! P.S. Scott Johnston is also a legendary skater in his own right but glad to see he's keeping busy !
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I was not prepared for Sage's voice to be that deep lol
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12:48 when you're trying to reach the word count on the assignment
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RiP Phelps
