Illegal Civilization – “Summer of ’17” – Episode 2 (Short Film)

The second episode of Illegal Civilization’s Summer of ’17 moves away from a story of romantic love and instead moves to the love and tension of friendship, keeping with the themes of turmoil and familiarity presented in episode one. This time the films opens with a search for a lost wallet, the morning after a party. But as the film progresses it is clear that the search has heavier implications than just searching for some lost cash.

Directed by by Illegal Civilization founder Mikey Alfred, the second episode of the series is aesthetically consistent with the first. Afternoon light and summer days in the suburbs underscore the film’s changing changing tone and building tension, while still maintaining the feeling of a teenage fantasy land.

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Keith Hufnagel : Roll Forever ’05

“I first met Keith on a Deluxe demo in Santa Cruz. I got flown out from Oklahoma straight to a demo. Shit was surreal. Keith’s skating is powerful and graceful. Dude has so much pop and skill, two really good attributes to have in your bag.

Filming for Roll Forever were some of the best times of my life. I was just a teenager still learning how to skate but I was just hucking my life away off any gaps or stairs and trying my luck on handrails. Traveling the States with the coolest posse.

Riding for REAL while Roll Forever was being filmed was like seeing REAL kinda in rebuild mode. Adding a few new kids on the team, and a few older guys started new company’s. Looking back at that time, I guess REAL planted a new seed and now that bitch has flourished to say the least!”

– Ernie Torres

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