‘Minding the Gap’ Chronicles a Boyhood Through Skateboarding

Todd Gilchrist, provided by Published 9:59 am PST, Friday, February 15, 2019 Photo: Hulu Photo: Hulu Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Hulu ‘Minding the Gap’ Chronicles a Boyhood Through Skateboarding 1  /  1 Back to Gallery A broken skateboard forms a heart on the poster for “Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu’s documentary about three young men, including himself, who used skating as an escape from their own broken childhoods in Rockford, Ill. Nominated at the 91st Academy Awards, the film is far more than a tribute to the healing powers of an often-vilified sport; it’s a real-life and decidedly more complex version of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” filtered through the culture of a community that provided an unexpected home for these, and it turns out, many other kids who felt alienated from, abused or discarded by their real families. Despite his lifelong passion for skateboarding, Liu says he initially tried to avoid making a film that focused on it. “Skateboarding has such a bad rep,” he says. “For years, it’s been a punching bag for mainstream society, so I didn’t want to do a skateboarding film. I always thought of it as this story that… Read full this story

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