Dogtown and Z-Boys

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Dogtown and Z-Boys
Directed by	Stacy Peralta
Produced by	Agi Orsi
Written by	Stacy Peralta Craig Stecyk
Starring	Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Bob Biniak, Chris Cahill, Paul Constantineau, Skip Engblom, Jeff Ho, Shogo Kubo, Jim Muir, Peggy Oki, Stacy Peralta, Nathan Pratt, Wentzle Ruml IV, Allen Sarlo, Craig Stecyk, and Glen E. Friedman
Cinematography	Peter Pilafian
Editing by	Paul Crowder
Release date(s)	January 19, 2001
Running time	91 min.
Language	English
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Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) is a documentary about the history of skateboarding. It won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Using a mix of film of the Zephyr skateboard team shot in the 1970s by Craig Stecyk and more recent interviews, the documentary tells the story of a group of teenage surfer/skateboarders and their influence on the history of skateboarding (and to a lesser extent surfing) culture. It is narrated by Sean Penn and directed by Stacy Peralta.

Dogtown is the nickname of a portion of "the Santa Monica, California area that Pacific Ocean Park bridge[s].^[1] Jeff Ho's shop was on the corner of Bay and Main, right next to where the Horizons West shop founded by Z-Boy Nathan Pratt currently exists.

The Z-Boy story was also made into a feature film, Lords of Dogtown, in late 2005.