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[man] Main Street Skatepark was a skatepark
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Minding the Gap

Main Street Skateparkwas a skatepark I had started with a guy that'd run a gym for a long...

[man] Main Street Skatepark
was a skatepark I had started with a guy that'd run a gym for a long time and he was looking
for an extra source of income -during the winter months.
-[men laughing] [man] You know, I had told him, I have
all this wood, we could build a skatepark

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[man] Main Street Skatepark was a skatepark
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I had started with a guy that'd run a gym
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for a long time and he was looking for an extra source of income
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-during the winter months. -[men laughing]
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[man] You know, I had told him, I have all this wood, we could build a skatepark.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:38
Uploaded
Jun 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
ITVS,Kartemquin Films,P.O.V./American Documentary

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Movie Summary

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Just lanking, like, your arms are six feet and funny all the time. - Minding the Gap 00:04
Just lanking, like, your arms are six feet and funny all the...
I learned a lot from him and a lot from my family. - Minding the Gap 00:04
I learned a lot from him and a lot from my family.
In the 80's, my father started a skatepark in my grandmother's roller rink. - Minding the Gap 00:07
In the 80's, my father started a skatepark in my grandm...
And, uh, they managed the only indoor skatepark in the area - Minding the Gap 00:07
And, uh, they managed the only indoor skatepark in the area
I was, kind of raised to, you know, like, "Do what you wanna do." - Minding the Gap 00:11
I was, kind of raised to, you know, like, "Do what you ...
They were, like, pushing me into this mold of someone they thought was a good person. - Minding the Gap 00:07
They were, like, pushing me into this mold of someone they t...
And I'm like, "Fuck that." Like, I remember one of... you know, - Minding the Gap 00:08
And I'm like, "Fuck that." Like, I remember o...
[Zack] All right, fine. I'll man-- I'll find a babysitter then and then fuck you. - Minding the Gap 00:04
[Zack] All right, fine. I'll man-- I'll find a bab...
First of all, you're supposed to have until six p. m., so, I get my Saturday-- - Minding the Gap 00:10
First of all, you're supposed to have until six p. m., ...
-This is supposed to be my day, today. -OK, bye, Nina. - Minding the Gap 00:05
-This is supposed to be my day, today. -OK, bye, Nina.
[Zack sighs] - Minding the Gap 00:06
[Zack sighs]
He's had a good day, we're just playing outside and doing fun stuff, huh? - Minding the Gap 00:05
He's had a good day, we're just playing outside an...
Eventually, I just had to leave, I'm like, "I can't do this anymore." - Minding the Gap 00:07
Eventually, I just had to leave, I'm like, "I can&...
[Nina] Especially being a mom, - Minding the Gap 00:05
[Nina] Especially being a mom,
And my aunt and uncle just wound up being, like, - Minding the Gap 00:08
And my aunt and uncle just wound up being, like,
[Nina] In a perfect world, it means, I could still be together. - Minding the Gap 00:04
[Nina] In a perfect world, it means, I could still be togeth...
[Roberta] Well, he stayed with his dad, - Minding the Gap 00:09
[Roberta] Well, he stayed with his dad,
[straining] - Minding the Gap 00:08
[straining]
[gasping] - Minding the Gap 00:09
[gasping]
You know, I was like, "Come on, like, I got to skate. I got to skate." - Minding the Gap 00:07
You know, I was like, "Come on, like, I got to skate. I...