![]() ![]() I've tried to translate that to surfing, and I think it's useful advice. ![]() He told me to skate in my boots-not in front of them, and not behind them. He's imparted some pieces of skating wisdom, though, that have changed the way I surf. Slomo's skating style Zens me out that's for sure. There is a "lady skater." Though she actually rides a pink beach cruiser.ĭo you think there's something to his skating style-does it Zen you out? Have you taken it up? People in San Diego and on Pacific Beach, in particular, have been supportive… I don't think he's getting mobbed for autographs or anything.ĭoes he have a lady skater in his life? Is he even interested? For his part, Slomo's skating has only been positively impacted by the film. That said, most people seem to find his story inspirational. Some people find what he's doing to be frivolous, or find it threatening in some existential way, which is OK. ![]() There are those out there who feel that John is wasting an opportunity in his golden years-maybe to help people, to continue to practice as a neurologist, etc. The reception for the film has been tremendous. How has the reception been for the film, and has it affected Slomo's skating in San Diego? You've got a movie." It was a cumulative process. Or maybe it was when our editor, Traci Loth, put together an initial rough cut, and our producer, Amanda Micheli, said, "Congratulations. That said, I think it was when I saw the first skating shots that I realized this thing could actually be a film. He had a mix of high-minded philosophical discourse and down-home Southern candor that I found made it easy to listen to him for hours on end. Josh Izenberg: After my first phone call with Slomo, before I even met him in person, I had a sense that he'd be an interesting guy to watch and listen to and could sustain a film. John Kitchin did you know you had a film? VICE: At what point after meeting Slomo/Dr. It was short-listed for best documentary short at this year’s Academy Awards and won best doc at SXSW, AFI Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, and more than a dozen others. He's worked as a copy writer, a cab driver, and a carpenter. Josh hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he earned a degree in screenwriting at the University of Michigan. ![]()
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