REANIMATION - The Rise of Five Mile - Part Three from Five Mile Media on Vimeo.

“Reanimation” is a documentary about a longboard company battling with their own limitations in the harsh quest to find the American Dream. The film follows Five Mile owners Dan Kasmar, Cody Shea, and Stan Zeilinski through the painstaking task of moving into their new factory and redeveloping all of their products for the 2011 season simultaneously. It will bring you into their world and their lives as they attempt to accomplish in one month, what has taken so many others years to achieve. A true underdog story of sacrifice, determination, and their love and dedication to the sport of downhill skateboarding.

PART THREE- The conclusion of the film features the rest of the Black Sheep Squadron including riders Brent Dubes Dubendorff, Rain Daley, Connor Harkey, Cameron Crazy Legs Owen, Jackson Wells, Karlton Spates, and Five Mile’s newest weapon, Dan Couch. As the first finished products roll out of the shop, the crew reflects on what has gone on over the past weeks. And finally the film leaves you with an epic team session set in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.

REANIMATION - The Rise of Five Mile - Part Two from Five Mile Media on Vimeo.

“Reanimation” is a documentary about a longboard company battling with their own limitations in the harsh quest to find the American Dream. The film follows Five Mile owners Dan Kasmar, Cody Shea, and Stan Zeilinski through the painstaking task of moving into their new factory and redeveloping all of their products for the 2011 season simultaneously. It will bring you into their world and their lives as they attempt to accomplish in one month, what has taken so many others years to achieve. A true underdog story of sacrifice, determination, and their love and dedication to the sport of downhill skateboarding.

PART TWO – The film begins with a history of how the reformation came into play, with the inclusion of Stan Zielinski and Joe Ingersoll. The boys get their molds back from the CNC shop and the prototyping begins! Also meet one of the most infamous members of the Black Sheep Squadron, Dennis “The Mennis” Manougian.

PART THREE- Premiers in Tacoma at B.S.B.G. (Backstage Bar and Grill) September 8th at 9pm and it will be an all ages screening until 11pm! after 11 pm the bar will remain open to only those 21 and over. Please take the next day off of work and come support the company’s first public unveiling of the entire 2011 fall deck line, as well as the film that captured the tasks step by step.
Part three will conclude the film with revealing the rest of the Black Sheep Squadron, as well as the final process of the newly finished products, and an epic downhill team video filmed exclusively in the Washington Cascade Mountain Range.

Come support us September 8th!

REANIMATION - The Rise of Five Mile - Part One from Five Mile Media on Vimeo.

“Reanimation” is a documentary about a longboard company battling with their own limitations in the harsh quest to find the American Dream. The film follows Five Mile owners Dan Kasmar and Cody Shea, through the painstaking task of moving into their new factory and redeveloping all of their products for the 2011 season simultaneously. It will bring you into their world and their lives as they attempt to accomplish in one month, what has taken so many others years to achieve. Reanimation gives audiences an in depth close look at what it took to accomplish what many thought to be impossible. A true underdog story of sacrifice, determination, and their love and dedication to the sport of downhill skateboarding.

PART ONE- The film begins with the militia moving into their new 2000 sq. ft. facility which is completely empty. They battle a tremendous amount of odds against them the first two weeks in the door. Dan takes on the task of re-designing all of Five mile’s existing molds into computer 3d files, and getting prototypes within a week. While back at the shop Cody stays busy welding the new press together, while Joe and Stan get a brilliant idea for the new shop. This first episode also gives you a brief history lesson on Dan and Cody and how Five Mile originated.

COMING SOON…….

PART TWO- will be released July 23rd and will pick up right where part one left off with new prototypes off the presses and a dash to get the new products finalized for their debut of June 21st, as the guys attempt to go from concept, to full production on a large scale within ONE month.

PART THREE- The Conclusion, will be released two weeks after part two but will only be shown online after two full length screenings (TBD) in the Tacoma/Seattle area.

REANIMATION - The Rise of Five Mile (Trailer 1) from Five Mile Media on Vimeo.

“Reanimation” is a documentary about a longboard company battling with their own limitations in the harsh quest to find the American Dream. The film follows Five Mile owners Dan Kasmar and Cody  Shea, through the painstaking task of moving  into their new factory and redeveloping all of their products for the 2011 season simultaneously. It will bring you into their world and their lives as they attempt to accomplish in one month, what has taken so many others years to achieve. Reanimation gives audiences an in depth close look at what it took to accomplish what many thought to be impossible. A true underdog story of sacrifice, determination, and their love and dedication to the sport of downhill skateboarding.