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9 Best Indie Skate Videos of 2024

Originally posted on TransWorld SKATEboarding
By Blair Alley | Last updated Nov 29, 2024 11:40 AM ET

If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. An old adage that can be applied here—the independent skate video: sacred, perfect, exactly as the creator wants it.

No corpo goons looking over your shoulder, injecting their terrible music choices or whining for more logo inclusion. No hard release date to coincide with some forgettable magazine article and/or product drop. Just finish the video when it feels right, hit up JD to host the premiere at The Palace, or project it onto a wall at your local park or rooftop. Host it on your own YouTube and use whatever music you want. If it's good enough, all the skate media sites will link it up. These are skateboarding videos in their purest form. In no particular order, here's where you'll find genuine inspiration.

1. O (The Circle)

Released in very late December (the day after Christmas) 2023, this one will qualify for our 2024 list. Chase Walker and his Texas-to-NYC transplant crew drop gems every time they click 'export.'

2. Front Row

Jake Baldini, Matt Andersen and John Shanahan came back with more undisclosed East Coast crust and more cellar doors than you've ever skated. Another great video mining the Rust Belt shot on the VX—these guys are putting in work on East Coast steel and it shows.

3. Lil Diddy

A long time coming from San Diego's Cameron McIntosh. This one features Nick Suarez, Marky McCoy and Johnrob Moore, among others, and a heavy last part from Lil Tuna.

4. Leave it Here

North County San Diego's Kyle Geldert, who's made San Francisco his new home, is on a streak of video output lauded by all. Whether it's edits for Tantrum, Rose Street, or us, when he put out his solo project in March of this year, it was everything we wanted and more.

5. Portiions

We can always count on Austin Bristow to deliver the best updates from the English scene and the European continent beyond. Kyle Wilson, Tom Snape, Heitor Da Silva, and a huge cast went off on this one. A sequel to his 2021 Portions.

6. Down By Law

Long-awaited, East Coast boss Paul Young dropped his opus on us in 2024 with heavy clips from Dick Rizzo, Josh Wilson, Aaron Herrington, Grady Smith, and many more, spanning the Jersey/NYC scene. Another sure shot.

7. Soul Crusher

Daniel Wheatley mashed up London to Los Angeles in this ground-shaking video with a cast of red-hot up-and-comers (Mingus Gamble, Matlok Bennett Jones), Josh Pall, and some white whale clips from the likes of Heath Kirchart and Scott Johnston.

8. Spidermaus

The first full-length from Mikhail Pervukhin after five years in the making, and filmed in several different Russian cities. Truly outside of the box, this massive crew did it their way on spots way out there. Feel the unique vibe of middle-east Russia.

9. Hurt Video

Pauly Coots' follow-up to critics' choice Hit Video, Hurt Video features tons of Max Palmer, the Limosine team, Antonio Durao and a bunch of blue-collar NYC skaters making the most of their city on their days off. Pure inspiration.