Underplayed Gems

Livin' It (2004)

Livin' It poster
Directed by
Stephen Baldwin
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
40 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film shows skateboarders and BMX riders performing tricks. The skaters talk about their faith in God and how it affects their lives.

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What happens

Livin' It is a skateboarding film directed by Stephen Baldwin and executive produced by Kevin Palau, son of evangelist Luis Palau. The film is aimed at a Christian audience, featuring footage of various skateboarders interspersed with interviews where they discuss their relationship with God. The film is a product of Palau and Baldwin's Livin’ It Ministry, and would later be followed by a Livin’ It tour as well as related books and comics. The film was shot in Portland, Oregon with a particular focus on Skatechurch, an evangelical skatepark founded by pastor Paul Andersen. Featured skateboarders and BMX riders include Jud Heald, Tim Byrne, Luke Braddock, Anthony Carney, Jared Lee, Phil Trotter, and Sierra Fellers. Kevin Palau and Stephen Baldwin make brief cameos throughout. The ministry claims that more than 150,000 copies of Livin' It have been distributed. It combines skateboarding footage with what Baldwin calls a real message about life. In his interview with PBS, Baldwin said of the DVD: "That was the goal, to create something very cool that the kids could watch and then explore the DVD, go to those bonus features, hear the testimonies, hear about what's going on in the lives of these guys they admire and look up to, and then hopefully be touched by it." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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