Fully Flared

Overview

Fully Flared is a 2007 street skateboarding video from footwear company Lakai. Its structure centers on video parts by the company’s team riders, presenting skateboarding through the performances of the people who ride for Lakai. The film is classified as both a documentary and a sports film, with sport as its subject.

Directed by Ty Evans, Spike Jonze, and Cory Weincheque, the film runs 89 minutes and is in English. Its setting within street skateboarding gives it a clear focus: this is a team video built around skating, rather than a general account of the sport. The available facts do not describe individual parts or particular locations, so the strongest guide to its subject is its rider-centered format.

For readers browsing by filmmaker, Jonze is one of the credited directors. Explore Documentaries by Spike Jonze, alongside the wider Sports documentaries collection and Documentaries of the 2000s.

Key features

• Rider-focused format: Lakai’s team members each appear in video parts, making the skaters and their performances the film’s organizing principle.
• Early high-definition production: The film was among the first skateboarding videos to use high-definition cameras, a notable part of its place in skate-video history.
• Skateboarding culture: It has since been regarded as an influential work in skateboarding culture and as a high point in professional skateboarding.
• Award recognition: At the 2007 Transworld Skateboarding Awards, it received Best Video of the Year. Guy Mariano also won Best Street and Best Video Part at that event.

Those distinctions provide context for its reputation, while the basic viewing proposition remains direct: an 89-minute collection of street-skating parts from Lakai’s team.

Who it's for

Fully Flared is suited to viewers interested in street skateboarding, skate-video history, and the visual record of professional riders. Its team-part structure may also interest students or teachers considering how a sports film can be organized around performers rather than a conventional narrative. Viewers seeking a broad overview of skateboarding, or a documentary centered on interviews and explanatory context, should note that the supplied description identifies this as a company video featuring rider parts.

Pros and cons

Pros

• A clearly defined focus on street skating and Lakai’s team riders.
• Its early use of high-definition cameras marks it as a notable moment in skate-video production.
• Its 2007 award recognition and continuing place in skateboarding culture give it historical interest beyond its original team-video format.

Cons

• The available description does not identify the individual parts, riders beyond Guy Mariano, or the locations featured, so viewers cannot use those details to judge its specific content in advance.
• Its emphasis is on skateboarding performances; the facts do not indicate a broader documentary account of the sport or its culture.

Alternatives

For another documentary connected to Spike Jonze, consider Beastie Boys Story. Viewers exploring a different sports-centered subject can look at Amarillo by Morning or Mouse.

Verdict

Fully Flared is a focused document of Lakai team skating, with an 89-minute rider-part format and a significant place in skateboarding video history. Its early high-definition approach, 2007 award recognition, and cultural reputation make it particularly relevant to skateboarding fans and viewers interested in how the sport has been filmed. It is best approached for the skating itself and its team-centered form, rather than as a general introduction to the sport.