Footskating 101

Footskating 101
Directed by Thomas Ferreira, Brendan Jack
Produced by Ronnie Apteker, Tendeka Matatu
Written by Ronnie Apteker, Brendan Jack
Starring Rob van Vuuren, Brendan Jack
Release date
  • 14 September 2007 (2007-09-14)
Running time
 83 minutes
Country South Africa
Language English
Budget

ZAR 1 million

(Roughly US$ 147,500)

Footskating 101 is an independently produced, South African comedy film.

Plot

In order to save his grandmother, his town, and his own skin, Vince, a poor miner's son, takes part in a skateboarding competition without a skateboard. He invents the extreme sport of footskating.

Production

The film was independently produced.

Trivia

  • The film is dedicated to Brett Goldin, one of the original members of Crazy monkey, and avid footskater, who died in 2006. Originally, Goldin was meant to portray the role of Vince in the film.
  • The film also stars Craig Archer as a crowd member, comedians John Vlismas, Rob van Vuuren, Kagiso Lediga and Riaad Moosa, Shaun "Worm" Brauteseth from the punk rock group The Finkelstiens, newsreader Reuben Goldberg, DJs Elana Afrika, Ian F and Sasha Martinengo, Isidingo actor Robert Whitehead and supermodel Kerry McGregor.

See also

Official sites


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