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The Tony Alva Story

By

Rick Charnoski ,  Coan ''Buddy'' Nichols

Duration

54 MIN

Language

English

Subtitles

French

Country

United States

Year

2019

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Synopsis

The Tony Alva Story chronicles T.A.’s humble beginnings on the streets of Santa Monica to his rise to superstardom as part of the legendary Z-Boys, his inevitable drug-induced implosion and his ultimate rise from the ashes to accept his rightful place as a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations of skateboarders the world over.

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Direction

Rick Charnoski

Coan "Buddy" Nichols and Rick Charnoski founded the independent production company, Six Stair, which operates under the same DIY ethics of the subculture that raised them: Skateboarding and punk rock. They have worked with respected artists and filmmakers including Cameron Crowe, Richard Serra, Peter Beard, Julian Schnabel as well as on commercial projects. Currently produce & direct the popular web series Loveletters to Skateboarding for Vans and are in the development of their first narrative feature and continue to work on a variety of both independent and commercial projects out of their back alley studio in Hollywood, CA.

Love letters crew benjamindeberdt web

Direction

Coan ''Buddy'' Nichols

Coan "Buddy" Nichols and Rick Charnoski founded the independent production company, Six Stair, which operates under the same DIY ethics of the subculture that raised them: Skateboarding and punk rock. They have worked with respected artists and filmmakers including Cameron Crowe, Richard Serra, Peter Beard, Julian Schnabel as well as on commercial projects. Currently produce & direct the popular web series Loveletters to Skateboarding for Vans and are in development of their first narrative feature and continue to work on a variety of both independent and commercial projects out of their back alley studio in Hollywood, CA.

Camera

Bradley Weems

Music

Josh Landau

Editing

Christian White

Author

Rick Charnoski
Coan ''Buddy'' Nichols
Christian White

Producer

Chris Nieratko

Cast

Tony Alva
Josh Brolin
Jeff Grosso
Catherine Hardwicke
Tony Hawk
Stacey Peralta
Henry Rollins
Robert Trujillo
Gus Van Sant

Original Title

The Tony Alva Story

French Title

The tony alva story

English Title

The tony alva story

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