Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Stevie is a teenager growing up in Los Angeles. He's struggling with his family, including his co-dependent single mom and his abusive older brother. At school, his richer friends seem to overlook him. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about class, race, and privilege. — Polly_Kat Los Angeles, California, 1996. At 13 years old, Steve longs to fit in. As a result, having faced daily abuse and neglect all his life, he is thrilled to be accepted by a riotous group of older skaters. But as Steve's passion for skateboarding grows, it leads him down a path filled with rebellion. Now confronted with the consequences of his poor choices and risky experiences, Steve has just the summer to tackle the challenges of growing up and mature. — Nick Riganas