| D.I.Y. America | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Format | Web video serial |
| Created by | Aaron Rose |
| Directed by | Aaron Rose |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jon Barlow, Jared Moshe, Ravi Anne, Bill Davenport, Arlo Rosner, Janice Grube, Aaron Rose |
| Camera setup | Tobin Yelland |
| Running time | approx. 5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | WKE (WKEntertainment) BlackLake Productions Sidetrack Films |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | December 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
D.I.Y. America is a 2009 web video documentary series by director Aaron Rose and co-produced by BlackLake Productions. It was produced by WKE (WKEntertainment) and premiered on December 1, 2009[1].
Contents |
The series is a documentary based exploration into the American subcultures of skateboarding[2], graffiti, street art, punk and hip hop, focusing on topics like creativity and perseverance[3].
DIY America was assembled using additional footage shot, but never included, in Beautiful Losers.[4]
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Skate & Create" | December 1, 2009 |
| Skate and Create explores the strange hybrid of skateboarding and creativity. The first episode of part one explores the fundamental basics of this connection, speaking to skate/music/film icons such as Tony Hawk, Thurston Moore, Jason Lee, Shepard Fairey, and others. The second half gets into the subject of "Outsiderness" and how both skateboarders and artists find a surrogate family based on their mutual alienation. Featuring Andy Jenkins, Harmony Korine, Chris Johanson, Larry Clark and Chris Pastras | ||
| 02 | "Swoon" | December 8, 2009 |
| The camera follows Swoon (artist) around her native Brooklyn one afternoon as she puts up pieces in the street and talks about her work. | ||
| 03 | "Skate & Create Part 2: Perseverance" | December 22, 2009 |
| Part 2 of the Skate and Create series focuses on the steep learning curve in skateboarding and how it affects creativity. Skateboarders and creatives such as Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee, Geoff McFetridge, Thomas Campbell and others talk about the idea that "falling down" is okay. | ||
| 04 | "Skate & Create Part 3" | January 12, 2009 |
| Part 3 of the Skate and Create series explores "the skaters' gaze"—the way a skateboarder looks at the urban environment in a completely different way from others: to be experienced rather than just be used. Includes interviews with musicians Ian MacKaye and Thurston Moore, pro skater Tommy Guerrero and Fausto Vitello (founder of Thrasher magazine). | ||
| 05 | "Os Gêmeos" | January 26, 2009 |
| This episode meets with Os Gêmeos, identical twin brothers from São Paulo, Brazil. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the U.S. and Europe, including Deitch Projects in New York and Tate Modern in London. | ||
| 06 | "Skate and Create Part 4: The Artists" | February 9, 2009 |
| The fourth installment of Skate and Create talks to and about the wide range of visual artists who have spawned from skate culture. We talk about the artistic temperament and how it applies to being a skateboarder, as well as different applications of creativity in graphics, painting, and other forms of fine art. | ||
| 08 | "Skate and Create Part 6: Selling Out" | March 9, 2009 |
| Craig Stecyk, Damon Way, Harmony Korine, Tony Hawk, Fausto Vitello, Ray Barbee, Tommy Guerrero and Chris Pastras give their opinions about selling out in the skateboarding community and how skateboarding has gone from an underground scene to a mainstream affair. | ||
| 09 | "Graffiti Part 1: Roots and Drive" | March 9, 2009 |
| Craig Stecyk, KR, Todd James, Sleezer, ESPO and Earsnot talk about the history and spread of graffiti, as well as what motivates them to create graffiti. | ||
| 10 | "Graffiti Part 2: Legal vs. Illegal" | April 6, 2009 |
| Artists Sace, Abhor, Amaze, Deadcat, Sleezer and Earsnot talk about legal versus illegal graffiti. | ||
| 11 | "Graffiti Part 3: Broom and Brush Brigade" | April 20, 2009 |
| Part three of the graffiti series highlights the graffiti removal crew from San Francisco’s Department of Public Works. | ||