STREET FEET "Radio Sessions" Vol. 1 / PREMIERE
LIVE has been showcasing the works of Rob Mentov for quite the number of years now; the last time we caught up, the Canadian filmmaker was exploring new horizons - both geographically and mentally - documenting non-skateboarding around the world. So today, it is with great pleasure to announce that Rob is back with a vengeance, on his home grounds again and on wheels too, reviving the Street Feet video productions with a new series: "RADIO SESSIONS", the Hi-8/16mm testimony of the Toronto locals' skate days... Or should we say nights? For reasons that Rob himself was down to detail in-depth, just below, alongside a gallery of photos and stills!
"A few years off the radar and we're starting to put together a new series titled “RADIO SESSIONS” featuring both the usual suspects as well as other talented humans in the city. Getting out skateboarding and filming is a bit trickier than it used to be. Everyone is in their thirties and hustling. Everyone has jobs or careers, kids and other commitments so we generally skate in the night hours or whenever we can. We’re not getting any younger and that’s been the motivation to get out to the streets.
"RADIO SESSIONS" is an ongoing project capturing skateboarding through older analog formats. The VX-1000/MK1 will always be the gold standard but there is importance in exploring outside the norm in order to inform the creative process. Skateboarding has always been about exploration and I never want to be tied down a single approach. But at this moment we’re running the analog tapes and celluloid through the cam and seeing what the skate gods can provide.
We’re only as good as our next works. In the words of Bukowski at age sixty-six: 'if you can’t come up with the next one, it doesn’t mean you're old, it means you're dead.'" - Rob Mentov
Ph.: Rob Mentov
Ph.: Jake Borchenko
Ph.: Rob Mentov
Ph.: Jake Borchenko
Ph.: Rob Mentov
Ph.: Jake Borchenko
Ph.: Rob Mentov
