If you’re looking for something different from your standard skate edit this morning, you could definitely do worse than short film ‘Born Wild’ which follows a young skater on a journey through expanses of Nebraska. Beautifully filmed and executed and using the open space of the American West as a muse in a way reminiscent of classic 1973 crime movie Badlands, this is well worth setting aside five minutes for…

“Michael has a dream: to leave his small town in Nevada and go to Los Angeles, a skater’s paradise. Although refused entry to a skateboarding contest in LA, he sets out on his own journey with his skateboard as sole partner…

Born Wild is a short film celebrating freedom, skateboarding and youth culture.”

Directed by Victor Willems & Marin Troude
Featuring Michael Ledoux
Music : Hell It’s Paradise
Editing : Marin Troude & Victor Willems
Color grading : Felix Oziel
Music composed by Jim Calamel & Victor Willems
Sound Design : Jim Calamel & P.O Gautier
Mastering : Benjamin Joubert