All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (2021)

About All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding

The film, "All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding," is a gripping portrayal of the intersection of two popular subcultures: skateboarding and hip hop in the late 80s and 90s in New York City. This is an era where both of these cultures were making their mark and were paving the way for their inevitable impact in mainstream culture, fashion, and music. Through the sheer energy, creativity, and resilience of the youth, an authentic urban movement was born. These cultural shifts were beginning to be recognized all around the world.

Making / Production

Directed by Jeremy Elkin and released in 2021, the movie presents an authentic and compelling story of street culture in New York City, molded out of archived footages, interviews, and vintage 16mm film. The production and making of this documentary is an homage to the birth of street-style - an ode to the era that shaped today's Pop culture.

Actors

• Standout participants include:
• Eli Morgan Gesner – as Himself, played an integral part in capturing the crossover between the cultures.
• Rosario Dawson – Featured as herself, she vividly paints the picture of this innately iconic era.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Jeremy Elkin, the director of the film, previously worked in skateboard videography.
• The film uses original footage from that era, providing an authentic and firsthand view into the period.
• The title of the film 'All the Streets Are Silent' is taken from a Mos Def song "Auditorium".

Awards

The film is still rather new and while it has been highly praised for its originality and authentic depiction of the time, it has not yet won major awards at this time.

Quotes

• "We weren't trying to do anything. We were just doing us." - Harold Hunter.
• "Nobody looked at us like 'Oh that's just a trend'...We knew we were onto something" - Eli Morgan Gesner.

Music, Soundtrack

• The music in the film is a perfect encapsulation of the era, featuring classic tracks from stalwarts of the genre.
• Tracks from artists such as Beastie Boys, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Run DMC enrich and enliven the narrative.