How Tyshawn Jones Became Skater Of The Year | i-D

The constant hum of spinning skateboard wheels has echoed through the streets of New York City for decades now, but it’s been a long time since a man like Tyshawn Jones has been riding them. Just 20 years old, the Adidas, Supreme and Thrasher co-signed skater -- who’s currently fronting the latest issue of i-D -- has transcended his homely New Jersey-cum-The Bronx upbringings to become an international superstar on the scene.

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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