THROUGH MY BOARD: THE EVOLUTION OF PAUL JOHNSON AND BURNSIDE
A FILM BY DAN EASON & KARLIE HUSTLE
About the Film
Growing up in the underbelly of Burnside Skatepark, Paul Johnson is a product of his
environment. As a deaf skater, he's learned to navigate the challenges that come with communicating amongst mostly hearing friends. With a new generation of skaters in need of role models, the default culture that once enabled the vices of Burnside's skate community is now in transition. Through My Board tells the story of Paul and the park's OGs as they reckon with aging, addiction, and the often-uncomfortable process of personal evolution.
Lion Speaks is proud to be a fiscal sponsor for this film for the Oregon Arts Commission Access Reimbursement Grant. Click the link below to learn more about the project