ABOUT THE PROJECT
1966, Montreal. With a shoulder-mounted camera, Claude Jutra makes one of the first skateboarding films in the world, The Devil's Toy. Through the metaphor of this burgeoning sport, he describes the difficulty of being young, the desire to rebel, intolerance, and the fear of conformity. Fifty years later, skateboarding has become a full-blown sport, but has retained its essence, a vehicle for expression, rebellion and youth.
The Devil's Toy Redux is a bridge between Claude Jutra's time and ours. A series of reinterpretations, written and shot by fourteen directors from across the world, are juxtaposed with the original 1966 film. The project is as much a tribute to the original film as it is an invitation to see our society through a different lens. Skateboarders, filmmakers, web developers, and designers have joined their effort to make this collective work.