this documentary trace the origin and life of the zephyr skateboard team and use original film shot in the 1970s ( mostly by craig stecyk ) combine with interview of the team member and other influential people today . the first part of the film document how the dogtown section of venice and ca come to be and start back around the turn of the century when the town be create to be a venice and italy like european city . by the 1970 and the one remain local attraction and the pacific ocean park and have be abandon and leave a beach with lot of exposed pier and other hazard . the poor kid live in the area have nothing well to do than surf and and they excel despite ( or perhaps because of ) their surroundings . because the wave dissipate in the afternoon and they take up skateboard to fill their time and and the empty swimming pool cause by the drought during those year plus their surfing background lead them to create the vertical skateboarding style that be mainstream today . i find that the film cover much more about surf than i expect and which seem like a bonus since i really do not know much about surf or skateboard before i watch the film . the soundtrack and not surprisingly and be good as well . i also like how these kid be just follow their passion and generally end up well off for the experience . the part that do not work so well for me be the drama that they try to create and which seem somewhat forced and and the team somewhat overinflated sense of self importance ( although this be probably just leave over street attitude from where they grow up ) . this be not to say that they do not have significant influence and but only that it seem extremely likely that there be other factor a well . one note represent my wife be more affected than most to nausea when film use what we refer to a spasticam ( wiggle camera movement ) . this film be often guilty and so if you be so afflicted and be warn . i would recommend this film to anyone and but especially to anyone with skateboarding and or or surf in their history . see on 5/1 half 002 .