Name: Tara Jepsen Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin Tara Jepsen started skateboarding at the age of 36. She's also a writer and comedian by day among all of her other trades when she's not out ripping bowls and pools. Part of the [Sound Portrait] series at www.ramblenroll.com. Produced by Patricia Fung 2013
Name: Marcus Benjamin Hometown: Crystal Falls, Michigan We met Marc while out at Skatopia in Rutland, Ohio in the summer of 2012. He shares with us his travels around the US and time spent at Skatopia. Part of the [Sound Portrait] series at www.ramblenroll.com. Produced by Patricia Fung 2012
Part of the On Road Segment of Ramble N' Roll Name: Sarah Hometown: Borrego Springs, California “I love skating because you can release any emotion you have into it. You can forget about anything that’s happened that day or any problems you’ve had and just have fun with it.” Read about the story @ http://ramblenroll.com/2012/09/05/on-the-road-borrego-springs/ Produced by Patricia Fung 2011
Part of the On Road Segment of Ramble N' Roll Name: Taylor Hometown: Borrego Springs, California "Today's clinic was fun because I got to hang out with my friends and maybe learn 10 different tricks like ollieing and carving." Read about the story @ http://ramblenroll.com/2012/09/05/on-the-road-borrego-springs/ Produced by Patricia Fung 2011
Part of the On Road Segment of Ramble N' Roll Name: Emma Hometown: Salton Sea, California “When I first came in here it was like me seeing everyone skateboarding and I wish I could skateboard too and now when you guys came I can skateboard now so like I can probably come in the skatepark everyday and skate.” Read about the story @ http://ramblenroll.com/2012/09/05/on-the-road-borrego-springs/ Produced by Patricia Fung 2011
Name: Logan Hill Hometown: Scotland “We didn’t know anybody in the country and we just had skateboards and bottles of Scottish whisky and Scottish cookies like the shortbread stuff and these were just presents to give to people that we met and who took us in.” Produced By Patricia Fung 2011.
Name: Sid Abruzzi Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island “We had the small shack on the beach. We opened up in ’71 and at the time we sold surfboards. Skateboards really didn’t start happening till about ’73, ’74. We sold skateboards from clay wheels up.” Produced by Patricia Fung 2011.
As part of the community studies social documentation course at the University of California, Santa Cruz, we were asked to select a medium and to produce a short documentary on a subject of our choice. The subject I choose was women’s skateboarding with a goal of highlighting not only the barriers that continue to exist today, but the rich narrative of women who have been riding since the rise of the sport as well as the recent growth of female skate communities that empower and encourage girls ...
Part of the Friday Night Grinds Audio Series for more information visit www.ramblenroll.com Produced by Patricia Fung 2012.
