Minding the Gap

Synopsis: This Academy Award-nominated documentary-study is a coming-of-age saga drawing on over 12 years of footage in Rockford, Illinois, hit hard by decades of recession. A quest to understand why so many of the filmmaker’s peers in the skateboarding community ran away from home when they were younger, the film follows 23-year-old Zack as he becomes a father, and 17-year-old Keire as he gets his first job. As the story unfolds, we witness Zack’s tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend and Keire’s inner struggles with racial identity and his deceased father. As we watch the boys grow up before our eyes, we experience the joy, sacrifice, and hope in the gap between childhood and adulthood.
Language: English (United States)
Country: United States
Year of production: 2019
Subjects: Social Studies; Sociology
Keywords: childhood; fathers; skating; young people; masculinity

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