Shred America (2018)

Shred America: Directed by Arthur Swidzinski. With Anthony Michal, James Lagen, Arthur Swidzinski, Michael Kosciesza. Four twenty-year-olds travel from Chicago to New York on skateboards. Fueled by youthful ignorance, the four navigate America’s landscape through a maze of wrong turns and unfortunate circumstances.

“I caught Shred America at the Chicago premiere last year going in excited as someone who grew up skateboarding and excited by the idea of skating half way across the country. But it turned out to be a bigger story than the stunt, which made the film that much more interesting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShred America is more than some cameras following the guys as they skateboard from Chicago to New York, documenting what happens in the beginning, middle and end. Itu0026#39;s a great reflection story that plays out like a film rather than a skate video. This is most likely the product of shelving the documentary and footage years before actually making the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn taking time to think about what happened during the journey and since then, the filmmakers/skaters found their true story. When it premiered, they marketed Shred America as u0026quot;how not to skateboard from Chicago to New York.u0026quot; Being able to look back at their feat honestly, the filmmakersu0026#39; pointed their fingers at them selves, making their ride the vieweru0026#39;s ride. The film acknowledges the mistakes, mis-steps and triumphs of their silly idea. Itu0026#39;s funny. Itu0026#39;s wild. Itu0026#39;s captivating. And all they had to do was sit on the idea for 10 years to get there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike anything else that gets better with age, Shred America was worth the wait. And now that their journey settled and matured, itu0026#39;s ready for everyone to have a taste.”