In Search of the Miraculous

Ultra power skater, and friendly Swedish neighbour, Pontus Alv is on the verge of releasing his new film In Search of the Miraculous.
It has been five years since Pontus Alv’s last film Strongest of the Strange came out; a raw mix of local spots, killer skating and 8mm film-art. Even before the premier Pontus had already started filming his next project, which is on the doorstep and set to be released in Malmö the 15th of May.

The film is mostly filmed around southern Sweden where Pontus and his crew hang. Since most spots where killed in the first film, a lot of work went into digging deep into the Scanian hummus to search for and create new possibilities. No stone was left unturned in their search for terrain, and quite often the crew were created their own spots with the help of a few litres of concrete in a true DIY manner. When most skaters go to Barcelona and other thirteen-spots-to-the-dozen-cities to film their parts in an environment far from their natural habitat, Pontus, Johan Linö-Waad and Danijel Todorovic have stayed on their home turf. The aim has been to show that it is possible to make things happen anywhere and that lack of spots breeds creativity. Creativity does not just come across in the skating but also in all the DIY spots that popped up as an effect of Strongest of the Strange and as an alternative to the public parks for the masses.

Rumous has it, it’s Pontus’ birthday at midnight so I’m pretty sure it’ll be a good night for all. See you there.