Arto Saari has had fairly the storied profession—and life. From being a younger phenom out of Finland turning everybody’s heads within the European contest scene, to being the topic of a sponsorship battle, to being the brand new gen of the Flip group breaking floor in its sequence of movies. Arto battled critical accidents all through his time on the board—torn ACLs, concussions, and many others. He discovered a ardour for images and has grow to be some of the celebrated to seize portraits, shoot skate journal covers, and now capturing browsing and his beloved bike path on Oahu’s North Shore. Dive in to this prolonged video profile on the most effective to ever do it on seven plies.
“In our most anticipated episode but, we dive into the journey of Arto Saari, a real legend on the planet of skateboarding. For over 25 years, Arto has been a driving drive within the scene, filming among the most iconic video components of all time. Initially from Finland, Arto moved to the U.S. as a younger teen, talking no English, all in pursuit of his dream to skate. Regardless of the chances, he rapidly rose to prominence, turning into one of many greatest names within the tradition. However his journey wasn’t with out its struggles. Be a part of us as we discover Arto’s life, legacy, and the daring resolution to relocate his younger household from Hollywood to the North Shore of Oahu, the place he embraced a brand new chapter as a surfer and photographer.”
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“Skateboarding’s been superb to me, however it nearly killed me a few occasions.”
Heavy however true. This mini-doc has perception from legends in their very own proper Lance Mountain, Ewan Bowman, Stefan Janoski, Mark Oblow and Mark Appleyard to say only a few. There’s stunning present-day footage of Arto taking ice baths and saunas in paradise. Arto garnered instantaneous respect from the North Shore locals and surfers. It additionally helps that the Banzai Skatepark is true down the road. All’s properly that ends properly.
“Arto’s a risk-taker. A number of the best are.”—Lance Mountain
Choose up Arto’s newest e-book, Bike Path.
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