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Virgin Blacktop: A Rockland Skateboard History Doc Showing

October 17, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

virgin blacktopCharlie Samuels’ first feature documentary film Virgin Blacktop: A New York Skate Odyssey is set to screen at the Adirondack Film Festival in Glens Falls, on Saturday, October 19th at 3 pm.

Virgin Blacktop is an uplifting story shot over four decades about the lives of a disparate crew of kids from Hudson River towns who had almost nothing in common when they met in the 1970s. Virgin Blacktop uses the vehicle of skateboarding to tell the story which. Skateboarding will make its world debut as an official Olympic sport in Tokyo in 2020.

More information on Virgin Blacktop, including a film teaser, is available online.

The Adirondack Film Festival run through October 20th, throughout Glens Falls. More information is available online.

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Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Documentary, film, Glens Falls, Saratoga, Sports History

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  1. Dong Cruz says

    October 22, 2019 at 4:26 AM

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