All Day & All Night — Javier Varillas & Tom Critchley
While skateboarding often is articulated as a counterpoint to both capitalism and mainstream society, we perhaps demonstrate similarly bizarre and ritualistic behaviours more so than we care to believe. This video essay, collaged with skateboarding and B‑roll footage filmed in London, explores the similarities between skateboarders and the society their culture often seeks to resist.
Examining these similarities, pinpointing convergences and divergences, the video ultimately seeks to explore the overall stranglehold of modern life and often observe futile attempts to escape societal norms.