I released the second part of my double-feature full lengths today. It's two videos of opposing concepts, while having a lot of continuity between the two. Another pal created a Pathways 2 thread when it came out a few weeks ago, but with the release of Broadway today, I wanted to share that they should be viewed as 2 parts of a whole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCbrApSfQkBroadway tours the older architecture of the Bay Area without stepping foot in San Francisco. Focused primarily in the East Bay, but stretching into small cities, and even rural towns around Northern California, it shows the value of what can be found on the periphery of a great skate metropolis. It’s an appreciation for the built environment, people, culture, and real life happening around us. An 8-year endeavor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIa2PLRnJ-8Pathways 2 is an imagined world of skateable modern architecture and surreal imagery, drawing its influence from the creative skate videos of Japan. Six years in the making and filmed primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, it stars Josh Paz, Elijah Akerly, Chris Jatoft, and many more.
I also did an interview with Free Skate Mag on their site with the release. You can find a link to the first Pathways there as well.
https://www.freeskatemag.com/2023/02/16/broadway-full-video-an-interview-with-brett-nichols/Lastly, I have a written interview with
@silhouette for the Vladimir Film Festival late last year (yes, you absolutely should go!). Thanks Aymeric!
https://vladimirfilmfestival.com/brett-nichols-interview/There's handful of pals in both, along with fantastic artwork by our very own
@Cosme. A full magazine and DVD coming eventually. I'm aware I'm doing this in the wrong order, it's just been so long, and I wanted to get the videos out there as I know it'll take more time to get hard copies.
I hope you all enjoy.