Empire Skate

Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who breathed life into that world. From the highs of breakout film success and the creation of a brand and movement to the lows of fractured families and the loss of close friends, it is a style-and-substance trip through a unique moment when multiple trends converged on one city to create something timeless.

Cast

Tony Hawk

as Self

Alex Corporan

as Self

Steven Cales

as Self

Chris Keeffe

as Self

Jeff Pang

as Self

Mike Hernandez

as Self

Peter Bici

as Self

Ryan Hickey

as Self

Alyasha Owerka-Moore

as Self

Jeff Walls

as Self

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