Empire Skate

Empire Skate

Empire Skate

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Empire Skate

2025

1h 20m

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Overview

Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who breathed life into that world. From the highs of breakout film success and the creation of a brand and movement to the lows of fractured families and the loss of close friends, it is a style-and-substance trip through a unique moment when multiple trends converged on one city to create something timeless.

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ESPN Films

TIME Studios

Federal Films

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Cast & Crew

24 members

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Tony Hawk

Self

Tony Hawk

Production

Alex Corporan

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Steven Cales

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Chris Keeffe

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Jeff Pang

Self

Jeff Pang

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Mike Hernandez

Self

Mike Hernandez

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Peter Bici

Self

Peter Bici

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Ryan Hickey

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Alyasha Owerka-Moore

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Jeff Walls

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Michael Burnett

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Rodney Mullen

Self

Rodney Mullen

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Tony Alva

Self

Tony Alva

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Carlo McCormick

Self

Carlo McCormick

Writing

Eli Morgan Gesner

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Javier Nunez

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Javier Nunez

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Jason Dill

Self

Jason Dill

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Russ Karablin

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Alastair McKimm

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Rachel Tashjian

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Bonz Malone

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Jaime Reyes

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Jaime Reyes

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Aaron Bondaroff

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Sean Kelling

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