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The Tony Alva Story

A film by Rick Charnoski, Coan Nichols · 54 min · 2019

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Documentary

The Tony Alva Story

A film by Rick Charnoski and Coan Nichols, produced by Vans and Six Stair Productions

54 min
Skateboarding
2019

Rick Charnoski and Coan Nichols' portrait of Tony Alva for Vans: the Santa Monica beginnings, the Z-Boys, the drug-fuelled fall and the comeback, told with Jeff Grosso, Stacy Peralta, Steve Olson and Jeff Ho. Premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2019.

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Credits

Directed by: Rick Charnoski Coan Nichols
Production: VansSix Stair Productions
Riders: Tony Alva Jeff Grosso Stacy Peralta Steve Olson Brad Bowman Elijah Berle
Language: English
Subtitles: EnglishFrenchPortuguese
Year: 2019
Running time: 54 min
Published: September 17, 2020

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