A new documentary on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series is set to premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival in Mammoth Lakes, California at the end of this month.
As announced by the legendary skater on Instagram, Pretending I'm a Superman is a documentary about the THPS franchise, tracking how skateboarding culture almost collapsed in the early ‘90s before skyrocketing into mainstream appeal thanks to the X Games event and the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video games. The Mammoth Film Festival runs from February 27 to March 2, and the documentary debuts on February 29 at 4 PM. Tickets for the showcase are still available.
Ralph D’Amato, a former producer at the now-defunct THPS developer Neversoft, produced Pretending I'm a Superman alongside Swedish filmmaker Ludvig Gür. Tony Hawk, D’Amato, Gür, and fellow pro skater Rodney Mullen will all be at the Mammoth Film Festival. There will be a panel discussion after the documentary, and an afterparty where the THPS cover band The Downhill Jam is scheduled to perform.
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