{"id":59360,"date":"2016-07-12T16:13:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T23:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=59360"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:12:38","slug":"made-in-venice-the-movie-hero-spotlights-by-juice-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/made-in-venice-the-movie-hero-spotlights-by-juice-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"“Made In Venice” the Movie: Hero Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>Made In Venice<\/i>, a documentary featuring the inside story of the skateboarders of Venice, California, and their struggle to make the dream of a skatepark come true, will be released nationwide on August 25, 2016, via Abramorama.\u00a0The feature-length documentary carries the viewer through the history of Venice to present day, as it tells the story of the decades it took a relentless crew of skateboarders, surfers and civic activists to convince the City of Los Angeles to build a skatepark in the area that gave birth to modern skateboarding.<\/p>\n

Made In Venice<\/i> is not just a skate movie. It\u2019s a tale of audacity, guts and hope filled with counterculture characters that overcame all obstacles to claim victory for the masses. Anyone that has fought for what they want can identify with this film. This is the story of visionaries that refused to give up the goal to build concrete terrain for future generations.<\/p>\n

The film captures the firsthand stories and recollections of 40-plus years of skateboarding in Venice that started with the Z-Boys, and continued with its legendary street skaters and the iconic Venice Skatepark. Never-before-seen Super-8 and early video footage, along with rare black and white stills, take you back to innovative demos on the Boardwalk and skating the walls of the Pavilion, as the Venice skaters pushed the boundaries of street skating and put it on the global map.<\/p>\n

Made In Venice<\/i> features appearances by skateboarding legends, professionals, heroes, skatepark activists\u00a0and skate icons:\u00a0 Jesse Martinez, Geri Lewis, Christian Hosoi, C.R. Stecyk III, Skip Engblom, Jay Adams, Jeff Ho, Aaron Murray, Scott Oster, Cesario \u201cBlock\u201d Montano, Jim Muir, Tim Jackson, Ray Flores, Eddie Reategui, Eric Britton, Dave Duncan, David Hackett, Joey Tran, Pat Ngoho, Wally Hollyday, Jimbo Quaintance, Joff Drinkwater, Nathan Pratt, Solo Scott, Jamie Quaintance, Asher Bradshaw, Kiko Francisco,<\/b>\u00a0Bart Saric, Heidi Lemmon, Anthony \u201cTonan\u201d Ruiz, Lance Lemond, Susanne Melanie Berry, Jereme Schadler, Dennis Ogden, Steve Mayorga, Julien Martinez, Victor Blue, Steve \u201cPrimo\u201d Primeau, Mary Prideaux, Lauren Seagrave, Katie Sullivan, Adam Hamilton, Karington Smith, Mike Sherrod, Pauline Bronon, Mario Narango <\/b>and Zack Wormhoudt<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Made In Venice<\/i> will be showing Aug 25-Sept 1 at the Laemmle Monica in Santa Monica, California. Following its Los Angeles openings, the film will roll out in theaters across the country, including skateboarding hotspots such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Denver, New York City and more.<\/p>\n

Opening night, Thursday, Aug 25th, sold out in less than 24 hours, so opening nights with the cast have been extended to Friday and Saturday night’s shows as well as the Pasadena (8\/30)\u00a0and Hollywood (8\/31)\u00a0shows. Geri Lewis’ band, Col. Klink will play at Danny’s \u00a0in Venice at 9:30pm for the after party.<\/p>\n

MADE IN VENICE MOVIE: \u00a0Screening Dates and Locations<\/strong>
\n8\/25 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 7:30PM
\n8\/26 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n8\/27 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 10:00AM
\n8\/27 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n8\/28 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 10:00AM
\n8\/28 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 7:30PM
\n8\/29 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n8\/30 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n8\/30 \u2013 Laemmle Playhouse 7 \u2013 Pasadena, CA – 7:30PM
\n8\/31 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n8\/31 \u2013 Laemmle NoHo 7 \u2013 North Hollywood, CA – 7:30PM
\n8\/31 \u2013 Megaplex Gateway Theatre \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT – 7:00PM
\n8\/31 \u2013 The Maple Theater & Kitchen, Detroit, MI – 7:00PM
\n9\/1 \u2013 Laemmle Monica \u2013 Santa Monica, CA – 9:55PM
\n9\/1 \u2013 NorthWest Film Forum \u2013 Seattle, WA – 8:00PM
\n9\/5 \u2013 Gateway Film Center \u2013 Columbus, OH – 9:00PM
\n9\/7 \u2013 SIE Film Center \u2013 Denver, CO – 7:30PM
\n9\/8 \u2013 Krikorian Buena Park, Buena Park, CA – 7:30PM
\n9\/8 \u2013 Kirkorian Downey Cinema 10, Downey, CA – 7:30PM
\n9\/8 \u2013 Krikorian Monrovia Cinema 12 – Monrovia, CA – 7:30PM
\n9\/8 \u2013 Krikorian Redlands Cinema – Redlands, CA – 7:30PM
\n9\/8 \u2013 Krikorian San Clemente Cinema – San Clemente, CA – 7:30PM
\n9\/11 \u2013 Hollywood Theatre \u2013 Portland, OR – 7:30PM<\/p>\n

MADE IN VENICE<\/i> SOCIAL MEDIA:<\/b>
\nFacebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0@Made In Venice – The Movie
\nInstagram<\/span><\/a> @madeinvenicemovie
\nTwitter<\/span><\/a> @madeinvenicedoc
\nTumblr<\/span><\/a> @madeinvenicemovie
\nTag #madeinvenicemovie for all social media.<\/p>\n

For more information and upcoming screening dates\u00a0go to<\/p>\n

www.madeinvenicemovie.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Made In Venice\u00a0Trailer:<\/strong><\/p>\n