United Skates / Minding the Gap

Youth culture (and specifically docs dealing with subjects “on wheels”) is the topic this week as we look at UNITED SKATES about roller skating in African American communities across the U.S. and MINDING THE GAP about three skateboarding friends growing up in the rust belt. Note: This interview with Bing Liu was recorded before the Oscar nominations were announced, hence we did not mention MINDING THE GAP being nominated in the 2019 Best Documentary category. But, we are very excited about that development since recording! Group Review Documentary: UNITED SKATES (2018) / USA (Directors / Producers: Tina Brown, Dyana Winkler) THE HBO DOCUMENTARY FILM UNITED SKATES DEBUTS FEBRUARY 18th ON HBO Audio excerpts courtesy of HBO   Film Featured in Interview Portion: MINDING THE GAP (2018) / USA (Director / Producer: Bing Liu, Produced by Diane Moy Quon) Now playing on Hulu and available on PBS on 2/18/19   Other Films Mentioned: American High / 2001 (Creator: R.J. Cutler) Bowling For Columbine / 2002 (Director: Michael Moore) Boyhood / 2014 (Director: Richard Linklater) Desolation Center / 2019 (Director: Stuart Swezey) Dogs / 2018 (Creator: Glen Zipper) Dogtown and Z-Boys / 2001 (Director: Stacy Peralta) Hell on Wheels / 2007 (Director: Bob Ray) Hoop Dreams / 1994 (Director: Steve James) The Interrupters / 2011 (Director: Steve James) Kedi / 2017 (Director: Ceyda Torun) Los Punks: We Are All We Have / 2016 (Director: Angela Boatwright) Paris is Burning / 1991 (Director: Jennie Livingston) Promises / 2002 (Directors: Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado) Slomo / 2013 (Directors: Josh Izenberg, Amanda Micheli) Streetwise / 1984 (Director: Martin Bell) This is Everything Gigi Gorgeous / 2017 (Director: Barbara Kopple) Village at the End of the World / 2013 (Directors: Sarah Gavron, David Katznelson) Waking Life / 2001 (Director: Richard Linklater)   Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro discussion about Youth Culture docs 14:55 - Group review of UNITED SKATES 31:43 - Group interview with Bing Liu, director of MINDING THE GAP 47:45 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Review of Minding the Gap   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com [email protected]   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing by Christopher Llewellyn Reed Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)