Against The Current - Featuring Stacy Peralta

"Against The Current," is a short film documenting the artistic process of the legendary Skateboarder and Filmmaker, Stacy Peralta. Made in conjunction with his art show debuting at CCC gallery this fall and directed by Dana Shaw, it’s not just a love letter to a life of skateboarding but a celebration of the spirit of creativity and commitment.

Stacy shares his various inspirations from childhood to present day, and the challenges and lessons learned while working to develop this new visual language in his iterations of these tools of joy from the past.

The work also explores his temporal and obsessive relationship to the skateboard collection that intrinsically holds the memories of those ephemeral halcyon days. As well as the decay and degradation that entropy and time have on our prized possessions, and even ourselves.

Stacy’s show opens on October 19th 2024 on the central coast of California, with a follow up show in downtown Los Angeles in late December.

For inquiries on works available contact- cruisecontrolgallery.com

Director - Dana Shaw
DP - Colin Nearman
16mm Cinematography - Dana Shaw
8mm Cinematography - Dana Shaw & Colin Nearman
Additional cinematography - Perry Gershkow
Producer - Charles Smith
Archival footage - Scott Dittrich & Stacy Peralta.
4k 16mm Motion Picture scans - Origins Archival
Music - Austin Gandler