Saturday, October 5th, 11am

In this special cheapskate session, we’ll be showing a reel of awesome independent music videos and shorts, mixed in with a few songs you’ll probably know. While folks are skating and jamming, there will also be a select few vendors peddling their wares with sponsors Shit Sucks LLC and brookiellen designs, as well Banshee’s Niche, Duckie’s Horror, Rebel Arts Studios, and more.

The reel includes the music videos and films listed below and a few special surprises, though not necessarily in this order!

Market Macabre: Skates and Scares

LIVVY | SHADES: Amplify Her Voice
Director Salima Stanley-Bhanji

Livvy shares about growing up in a small town in the Prairies and how through rollerskating, she has come to love her uniqueness, found strength and resilience, and discovered her passion, her calling, and herself.

Spooky Hide and Seek
Director Line Adelen Asp

A baby playing hide and seek with you.

Bleeding Garden
Artist Mama Doom
Directors Anne Hickey and David Mayer

A music video for the band Mama Doom for the song “Bleeding Garden” off of the album Blood Salt Sacrifice out now on Interstellar Smoke Records.

Asphalt Surfer
Artist Capelli
Director Fred Fernandes

“Surfista do Asfalto” is the debut music video by Brasilia artist CAPELLI, directed by the young director and screenwriter Fred Fernandes. With a unique fusion of surf rock and skate rock, the video tells the story of a bored young man who decides to create a wave for his friends to surf in a city without beaches. Committed to a wild plan, he overcomes all obstacles to bring his idea to life. When he finally succeeds, he gathers his friends in a skatepark and celebrates the victory with an unforgettable show.

Skate Sesh
Director Cedar O’Dowd

Digital rotoscoping traditional watercolor mixed media animation study of roller skaters at Riverside Skate Park in NH.

Skate Cycle
Director Cedar O’Dowd

Skate “walk cycle” loop risograph printed at Zine Hug.

Of Blood and Lust
Artist ELYXYRE
Director Nash Doud

A vampire themed music video from the band ELYXYRE.

Mediocre at Best
Arist Nervous Nikki and the Chill Pills
Director Martin Krafft

In the music video for the song “Mediocre at Best” by Nervous Nikki and the Chill Pills, Nikki enters a BMX bike competition against younger, more talented riders and delivers a mediocre performance. This footage is juxtaposed with scenes of the band playing a show in front of two people, one of whom is asleep. The theme of the song explores the modern pitfall of confusing success with fulfillment, when in the end all that really matters is your heart.

Roadkill Jamboree
Director Meghan G Graham

Roadkill Jamboree is a stop-motion/ 2D hybrid music video about how roads and drivers affect animals, featuring music from the ska-punk band Suburban Legends. This grim yet humorous story centers around a band of five undead animals encompassing various species along Interstate Highway 5. Each animal in the band represents a different type of creature native to California while embodying different reasons why roadkill happens.

CYA
Artist Alice The G00n
Director Alice The G00n

The new music video from rhythm & dance artist alice the g00n delivers an audio-visual experience akin to John Wick going all Lord of the Flies on corporate America. The first chapter of her hard-hitting, eye-popping sci-fi and horror series.

Campfire Pyre
Artist Convulsis
Director Bryan Boedeker

Music video for Michigan thrash metal band, Convulsis.

Don’t Watch on a Full Moon
Director Paul ‘Rod’ Rodriguez

It’s a full moon and strange things are happening to a girl after watching a horror film – is it chance or fate?

Skate & Create
Director Ferran Capo

Dive into a groundbreaking skateboarding experience in Skate & Create. This visually stunning piece pushes the boundaries of artistry within skateboarding. With the fusion of 360 cameras, rotoscoping, AI generation, and the extraordinary skills of pro skater Gabriel Engelke, this video transcends the ordinary. It’s not just a skate video—it’s an artistic endeavor to captivates both the skate and art communities.

Skate Fast Turn Left
Director Mary Hawkins

Two friends, Fifi Fleshwound and Little Mary Switchblade, have a quick conversation about their roller derby years…

Created for Things Took A Turn, an animation anthology that challenges artists of marginalized genders to create new animated short stories by twisting familiar narratives.