SPIDEY DE MONTROND

Professional Skateboarder, Surfer & Artist | Southern California

Rick “Spidey” De Montrond has spent more than five decades around skateboarding, surfing, art, and the communities that formed around them.

Filmed at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California, this short documentary follows Spidey as he looks back on growing up in San Pedro, discovering skateboarding in the 1970s, and finding his place in the Southern California skate scene.

Spidey reflects on the years that led him into professional skateboarding with Santa Cruz Skateboards, the close-knit community he came up alongside, and the experiences that have kept him connected to skating and surfing decades later.

The film also revisits pieces of his personal skate history, including his first Santa Cruz skateboard model from 1985, the story behind his second board graphic, old skate photographs and footage, and memorabilia collected over more than five decades around skateboarding.

About Spidey De Montrond

Rick “Spidey” De Montrond emerged from the Southern California skateboarding scene of the 1970s and 1980s and went on to ride professionally for Santa Cruz Skateboards.

Growing up in the beach community of San Pedro, California, surfing and skateboarding became a central part of his life. Today, he remains connected to both, continuing to surf and skate in Southern California.

The Film

Featuring: Rick “Spidey” De Montrond
Location: Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California
Filmed, directed & edited by: Valentine Di Marco

A What a Life short documentary.