Agi Orsi Productions

Dogtown and Z-boys by Stacy Peralta( Visual )

13 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 1,174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documentary about a gang of kids who virtually revolutionized skateboarding with an aggressive style, awe-inspiring moves and street smarts, and in the process, transformed youth culture forever. Captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing, who used abandoned swimming pools to sharpen their skills

Riding giants by Stacy Peralta( Visual )

3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Opening with a two-minute animation recapitulating the first 1000 years of surfing history, Riding Giants goes on to summarize the story of the big wave riding. Interviews with legendary big wave surfers, at celebrated breaks from Hawaii's North Shore to California's Mavericks, help explain how surfing became not just a hobby, but a culture and way of life. Viewers without any interest in surfing will come away with a greater appreciation for the sport, and a better understanding of what drives those who have given their lives to it

Lost angels( Visual )

3 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Looks at the plight of eight homeless persons living in the Skid Row section of downtown Los Angeles. Examines the effects of gentrification, mental illness and drug abuse, and the criminalization of homelessness on the individuals profiled

No room for rockstars( Visual )

2 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documentary with performances and interviews shot during the 2010 tour, telling the true stories of modern-era rock and roll

Los punks : we are all we have( Visual )

2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The film, directed by renowned photographer Angela Boatwright, explores the young, mostly Hispanic, punk scene in LA and finds an undeniably gritty, yet creative environment

Vans Warped tour : greatest hits( Recording )

2 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Accompanying DVD has documentary with performances and interviews shot during the 2010 tour, telling the true stories of modern-era rock and roll

Paradise mi amor Disco salsa by Paradiso (Groupe de disco)( Recording )

2 editions published in 1985 in Miscellaneous languages and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dogtown and Z-boys by Stacy Peralta( Visual )

1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

In the early '70s, Dogtown was what habitués called the gone-to-seed beachfront sections of Santa Monica and Venice, California. A group of surfers, who were also skaters, hung out together at the Zephyr Surf Shop. Skateboarding was a dying '60s pastime when new polyurethane wheels and new uses for an endless supply of concrete rescued it. The Z-Boys, sporting surf-derived fluid styles and aggressive attitudes, reinvented it, and then reintroduced it to U.S. teenagers. The Z-Boys definitively added style to skating, while they created-out of thin air-the idea of skating as a lifestyle