Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Stacy Peralta began skateboarding at the age of five and is now considered one of the founding fathers of modern-day skateboarding.  He was one of the key players on the now historic Zephyr Skateboard team and the first Z-Boy (Zephyr) to systematically capitalize on his skateboarding reputation with lucrative sponsorship deals.  After three life-changing years of world travel, product endorsements, TV and film appearances, and at the age of nineteen, Peralta walked away from his sponsored career as a professional skateboarder and joined George Powell to form the innovative skateboard manufacturing company, POWELL-PERALTA.  Five years later, Powell-Peralta became the industry leader in products, graphics, advertising, videos and in the creation of the now famous skateboard team – THE BONES BRIGADE – the team that launched the stellar careers of Tony Hawk as well as five other world champion skateboarders.  In 1984 Peralta discovered his true passion while producing, editing and directing the Bones Brigade Video Show, the first of what became known then as Action Sports Videos.  They followed with six more skate videos, which eventually lead to offers within the motion picture industry as a second unit director; Thrashin, Gleaming the Cube, and Police Academy 5.  In 1990 Peralta left Powell-Peralta to become a full time writer-director and worked in network TV for the next six years in the area of documentary, comedy, and various series and specials.  In 2000 he wrote and directed the critically acclaimed DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS which won the Director’s Award and the Audience Award at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.  His film also went on to win the 2002 Best Documentary at the Independent Spirit Award.  In 2003 Peralta was hired by Sony Pictures to write the fictional screenplay for “The Lords of Dogtown which was released to critical acclaim in 2005.  In the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Peralta’s second documentary, RIDING GIANTS, became the first documentary ever to be chosen for the opening night premiere film of the festival.  2008 Peralta returned to Sundance with his film; Crips and Bloods, Made in America – a documentary film that focused on the gang problem of South Los Angeles.  Most recently, Peralta premiered his most recent documentary film, Bones Brigade, An Autobiography at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.