The Place
The rolling coastal foothills of La Costa, California were just a five-minute drive from the nearby beach towns of Carlsbad, Leucadia and Encinitas, making them an attractive retreat for the local surfers to continue their adrenaline rush lifestyles by skateboarding the smooth wide asphalt streets. To call the place magnetic, magical or a godsend would not be untrue. It was all of those and more when describing the Black Hill. After one day on the hill, one would become a raving addict expounding free press advertisements that reached everywhere up and down the California coastline telling of the arrival of a skateboarding mecca.
The Trailer
The People
David Hackett - Skateboarding Hall of Fame Curtis Hesselgrave - Caster Pete Tholl - Turner Summerski Beau Brown - Turner Summerski Dave Dash - Skateboarder Magazine Cliff Coleman - Santa Cruz Dale Smith - Hobie John Hughes - UFO Wheels James O’Mahoney - Skateboard Magazine John Malvino - Cinematographer Marty Schaub - Gordon & Smith Tiger Williams - Turner Summerski Tim Bee - Photographer Tony Jetton - Unity Jack Smith - Roller Sports Johnny Miller - Local
The Pitch
Hello from Dennis and Stan at the Black Hill Project,
We are reaching out to you for support with our documentary. This film is the story of a pivotal part of skateboarding history.
In the 1970s, there was a magical location in North San Diego County known as La Costa and the Black Hill. It was the mecca of skateboarding and its evolution, providing a place to practice, test products, and race. Skateboarders came from all over to be a part of the gatherings. Without the Black Hill, none of the attributes, such as speed, beauty, power, and excitement, could have led to the grip the sport has had on millions of skateboarders.
We will tell the story of the golden era of skateboarding at La Costa and the Black Hill, a place in time that has impacted the future of skateboarding and will never happen again. The self-styled "church" where on any Sunday you could see the Who's Who of skateboarding.
Using our funds and others' generosity, we have completed interviews of all the characters that made La Costa and the Black Hill the place to be during the 70s. THE BLACK HILL PROJECT is "in the can" and ready for the edit! But having spent thousands from our own pockets, we're tapped out. We need your help to get through this next phase.
Your support will finance our final shoots, help us acquire footage and music, and allow us to bring on a seasoned editor who can help assemble the most fantastic story possible. Every donation helps, no matter the size. Skip the $5.00 coffee, empty the swear jar, and please just contribute to getting the Black Hill story told to the world.
We are proud to be able to tell the story of this incredible time in skateboarding history and the place that was a playground and proving ground for all.
The Black Hill Project
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