Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

The story of how a small group of teenagers created a skate scene from scratch in a place where you can't even buy a skateboard, whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation.

When a reporter too laid-back for his own good is told his last chance to keep his job is to get some good photos for a story on skateboarding, he seeks out a group of four boarders who agree to take him on a skateboarding tour of California. After showing extensive footage of skateboarding moves and tricks, the film then goes on to show some surfing and snowboarding. The film is also bookended by a pair of animated shorts, both about skateboard racing.

Tells the history of skateboard art and its evolution through the decades, as iconic and rebellious skateboarders and artists give firsthand experiences and stories about their art that challenged the establishment.

20 Amazing Skateboarders, 15 Days On The Road, 15,000 Hard Miles, 4 Mystery Guests, Head-To-Head Across America

If you thought last year's DVD was Gnarly, just wait until you see this DVD. Four teams, each with five hand-picked skateboarders, one photographer, one filmer, & one team manager, with two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by: • Performing tricks in "the book" • Completing challenges in certain cities • Doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked) • Picking up their "Mystery Guest" • Battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest , and gnarliest trick!