Illegal Civilization – Summer of ’17
For many young people, summer in the suburbs is its own little universe. During this precious chunk of time off from school, adults are often out of sight, even further out of mind, and friends become the most important people on the planet. As you skate, swim, or chill through the days, there’s the opportunity of getting to know your pals — and yourself — better than ever.
That’s the journey Summer ’17, a new short film by Illegal Civilization and The FADER, captures. Shot on location in North Hollywood and Burbank, California, Summer ’17 follows Jeffery, played by Ryder McLaughlin, as he tries to win over a summer crush.
Produced by Malcolm Washington, directed by Illegal Civ’s Mikey Alfred, and shot by Ayinde Anderson, the film had a lot of young, black creatives who worked behind the lens to bring this film to life.
Featuring cameos from Civ friends like Tyler, the Creator, and Aminé, every scene takes place across the IRL teen hangouts of Alfred’s youth. It’s the skate brand and film crew’s biggest production to date. It beautifully captures the simultaneous “WTF” internal turmoil and heart-fluttering magic of growing up and figuring your shit out. Watch Summer ’17 above.
The Illegal Civ Cinema Tour Part 2 of 5
This is part 2 of Illegal Civilization’s Nation Wide tour. In this video they skated Familia Head Quarters, Showcased a piece of their New York event, and a piece of their Minneapolis event. Nico Hiraga, Aramis Hudson, Gary Rogers, and Mikey Alfred represented IC. Na-kel Smith and Early Eyes are the two performers.
The IC Cinema Tour Part 1
We’re on a tour across the US and Canada showing our new short film produced by The Fader and Illegal Civ Cinema. Denzel Curry and Show Me The Body shut it down every night after the show is over. Nico Hiraga, Aramis Hudson, Gary Rogers and Mikey Alfred are at every screening. This video showcases the Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, and Grand Rapids stops. Shot by Tucker Tripp and Mikey Alfred. Cut by Mikey Alfred
Don’t Trip (Illegal Civ Is Going On Tour!)
A window into Illegal Civilization’s world of skateboarding, handling business, and having fun. This video features Ryder McLaughlin, Kevin White, Olan Prenatt, Aramis Hudson, Na-kel Smith, and Tyshawn Jones. Shot by Davonte Jolly, Mikey Alfred, and Matt Schyler. Edited by Mikey Alfred.
Illegal Civ Barcelona
Illegal Civilization took a skate trip to Barcelona, this is all the footage they aren’t using for IC3 from this trip. We were able to connect with kids and adults in Barcelona who love working hard and being positive like us. Featuring Kevin White, Olan Prenatt, Ryder McLaughlin, and Aramis Hudson.
IC 2 FALL SEQUENCE
Illegal Civilization’s Fall Drop featuring Angel Cee, Lucien Pajolec, Sean Pablo, Kevin White, Na-kel Smith, Edgar “Tarzan” Flores, Chima Ferguson, Zach Carlson, and Steven Cox.
ILLEGAL CIV EUROPE TRIP
Illegal Civ did skate trip to Europe with Olan Prenatt, Jordan Norwood, and Nico Hiraga. But you know, its the civ, so they got some NYC, Hawaii, and other random clips in there for your viewing pleasure. Kyle Walker, Blake Johnson, Kevin Bradley, Chris Coulbourn, all in that mix. Shout out to reup in London! Filmed and edited by Mikey Alfred.