DIY America explained
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Creator: | Aaron Rose |
| Director: | Aaron Rose |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Executive Producer: | for BlackLake Productions:
Jon Barlow, Arlo Rosner
for Sidetrack Films:
Jared Moshe, Ravi Anne
for WKE: Bill Davenport, Janice Grube, Aaron Rose |
| Company: | BlackLake Productions
Sidetrack Films |
| Runtime: | 2 – 5 minutes |
| Network: | Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment |
D.I.Y. America is a 2009 web video documentary series by director Aaron Rose which premiered on December 1, 2009, on Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment's website.[1]
Subject Matter
The series is a documentary based exploration into the American subcultures of skateboarding,[2] graffiti, street art, punk and hip hop, focusing on topics like creativity and perseverance.[3]
D.I.Y. America was assembled using additional footage shot, but never included, in Beautiful Losers.[4]
Episode list
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: BlackLake and Therapy Deliver 'DIY America' . December 21, 2009 . 2010-01-07 . Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment (WKE) is a broadband channel (Web distribution platform) that goes live Dec. 1 […] DIY America is made up of Webisodes from three to five minutes in length about art, inspiration and creation from BlackLake Productions, which tapped Therapy to handle editorial and finishing duties. . Videography . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103130047/http://www.videography.com/article/90502 . January 3, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Individuality, Creativity, Aggression . 2010-01-07 . The piece is evidently a start of a series focusing on how skateboarders and skateboarding culture has always had a creative mission, focus on self-expression and drive for individuality. They speak to many influential people whose perspectives were changed by skateboarding and ended up making a life and career out of creativity. . Flux Action Sports .
- Web site: The familiar faces from Beautiful Losers speak to one of the great benefits of skateboarding: perseverance. Like mama always says, 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again.' . D.I.Y. America Ep 2. Hometown Heroes Am Skateboard Tour . Drew Stewart . December 30, 2009 . 2010-01-07 .
- Web site: DIY America 'Skate and Create': Series exploring the American skate punk ethos. . Shelley Lee Jones . HUCK Magazine . December 8, 2009 . 2009-01-07 . The episodes feature interviews and excerpts from the Beautiful Losers documentary that never made it to the final edit. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110205033918/http://www.huckmagazine.com/blog/america-skate-create/ . 2011-02-05 .
