2010: J4K 5th year Anniversary!!!

  
  Did you say five years? Yes friends, 2010 marks the fifth year anniversary of our legendary film Just For Kicks. Produced in 2004 and 2005 by CAID Productions, Just for Kicks was first released at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2005. Followed a first on air screening on Canal Plus in Europe in December 05, and a first US broadcast in February 2006 on SpikeTV (that was when SpikeTV had an interest and cultural pretentions that went beyond Star Wars and pizza).

Following the 2005 screenings and broadcast were releases in Australia, New Zealand, several European countries, the entire South America and Brazil…all the way to a theatrical release in Japan by mid-2006. Five years later, we estimate that close to 100 million people worldwide have enjoyed our film and learned about the influence of hip-hop on sneaker culture.

On Sat Sept 8th 2007, JUST FOR KICKS comes home to Fort Greene, Brooklyn

On Saturday September 8^th, JUST FOR KICKS will be one of two films screening at the first Fort Greene Music, Film and Food Festival in Fort Greene Park,  Brooklyn. The Festival will also welcome a host of famous artists such as Talib Kweli, Lizz Fields and Rosie Perez who will present her latest film, YO SOY BORICUA, as well as lesser-known musicians and artists form all over the world, now living in Fort Greene.

Four years ago, Producers Thierry Daher and Patrick Cariou, both living in the Fort Greene neighborhood in Brooklyn, started to kick around the idea about a new documentary that would feature the history of sneakers and the driving influence of hip-hop behind it...

The Festival will start at noon and will last until 10:00PM. Both films will start screening at sunset.

Just For Kicks in Brazil, August 2 - 9 2007

Just For Kicks at the 2nd Annual Hip Hop Mostra, held in Sao Paolo, Brazil on August 2-9, 2007.

Just For Kicks will be featured at the 2nd Annual Hip Hop Mostra (Exhibition), a Hip Hop film exhibition held in Sao Paolo Brazil on August 2-9, 2007. Hip Hop Mostra is produced in partnership by a Brazilian arts and culture organization and 11th Parallel Worldwide from San Francisco. In order to make the event accessible to most of the Brazilian hip hop community (which in Brazil is predominantly young and extremely economically disadvantaged), the festival is set as a free event.

Just For Kicks in Theatres in Tokyo, Japan

After the US, South America and Europe, Just for Kicks was recently released in theatres in Tokyo, Japan. The film opened in the Shibuya area at a theatre called Cinequinto (www.cinequinto.com). Cinequinto is a renowned independent theatre that has released the likes of “Buffalo 66”, “Memento”, “Drumline” and “Metallica: some kind of Monster”. Just for Kicks will be featured there during 8 weeks straight. Shortly after its release the film was booked at THEATRE N (also located in Shibuya): http://www.theater-n.com/.

J4K in SCION Route 06 Independent Film Series

Just For Kicks has partnered with SCION to bring the film to key markets accross the Country. The Scion Route 06 Independent Film Series is packed with some of the best award winning street culture related films this year. The festival centers on themes such as the afro beat culture, hip-hop, graffiti, art, and sneakers through groundbreaking films such as Infamy, Favela Rising, Just for Kicks, and Next: A Primer on Urban Painting. Also, The Retail Mafia Documentary will be shown before each screening.  Through the Festival Just For Kicks will be screening in cities such as New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin and Atlanta. Details of Just For Kicks screenings are...

J4K in Cincinnati w/ ASAPKicks

Just For Kicks will be screening in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 18, in partnership with ASAP:A Sneaker Boutique (www.asapkicks.com) and Nicholas Gallery.

J4K & DeadStockMag in Richmond VA

Just For Kicks will be screening in Richmond, VA on June 30th, in partnerhsip with DeadStockMagazine (www.deadstockmag.com). The event will start at 9:00PM @ 119 North 18 Street...be there!

Atlanta Screening @ Standard

The screening is at Standard Boutique (www.standardatl.blogspot.com) from 6-9pm featuring on-the-spot-laser-sneakers customs  by SNEAKERBOX (our dude has a laser printing machine installed in the back of his SCION...you give your art file and the sneakers...15 minutes later...the sneaks are YOUR work of art). Giveaways from stapledesign.... 

J4K @ The International Sneaker Battle

Just For Kicks will be featured at the International Sneaker Battle. The International Sneaker Battle is an event created for Sneaker Enthusiast and everyone involved in the Culture of Hip-Hop, Graffiti, DJing, Sneakers, Clothing, Art, and Overall Fashion. 

The Event will be hosted by Fat Joe, with judges including JB from JB Classics, Pete from Sneaker Pimps USA, Roman234Life, Yu Ming from Freshnessmag.com, Macho from Terror Squad, Shawn Pecas from Def Jam, and more to be announced... 

The (Sneaker) Freaks Come Out at Night

The party at 40/40 was a blast! Thank you to everyone for showing up.

The crowd was definitely not expected at a sport bar since beautiful women were out in force...
Since we doubt they only showed up to talk about sneakers, we'll assume that they came to listen to the sound of
GrandMaster Caz, DJ Milo (Mighty Mi) and DJ Butta...