William Strobeck
American filmmaker (born 1978)

William Strobeck
Born
William Prentice Strobeck[1]

(1978-03-17) March 17, 1978 (age 47)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • director
  • videographer
Years active1997–present

William Strobeck (born March 17, 1978) is an American filmmaker, director, videographer, and photographer based in New York City.[2][3][4][5][6] Strobeck directed the skate videos cherry (2014), BLESSED (2018), CANDYLAND (2019), STALLION (2021), and PLAY DEAD (2022).[7][8][9][10][11]

Early life

Born in Syracuse, New York to a single mother, Strobeck grew up with his grandmother, mother, and other family members.[12] His mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when Will was growing up, which resulted in her absence for a time.[12] Strobeck moved around, living with different family members, until his mother found proper treatment.[12] After receiving treatment and reentering his life, Strobeck's mother encouraged his creativity and freedom.[12] Strobeck describes the void left by his mother's partial absence in his childhood as having a strong influence on his creativity.[13]

Filmmaking

As a young teenager in the 1990s, Strobeck first started filming his friends outside the Everson Museum of Art in the center of Syracuse.[14] At the time, the museum considered skating an art form and allowed the skaters to skate the plaza in front of it.[14]

In 1996, Strobeck moved to Philadelphia at the age of 17.[15] Strobeck filmed skateboarding during the Love Park skate scene from 1997 until 2003.[16] As the popularity of the Philadelphia skateboard scene grew, Alien Workshop offered Strobeck a daily retainer to be a skate videographer for the company.[13] By 1998, Strobeck had quit community college and was doing deliveries to work on the Alien Workshop video Photosynthesis full time.[13] In 2004, Strobeck self-funded a day in the life film starring Mark Gonzales and Jason Dill, titled DIZZY.[17]

In 2006, Strobeck directed McBeth - Mark Gonzales - The Journal, No. 17 - starring Mark Gonzales, running 12 minutes and released with Krooked Skateboards.[18]

In 2009, Strobeck worked with Gonz and Jason Schwartzman on the music video for "Any Fun" by Schwartzman's Coconut Records solo project.[4]

Strobeck produced a section for TransWorld's The Cinematographer Project (2012), with Jason Dill, Danny Garcia, Austyn Gillette, Mark Gonzales, Jake Johnson, Alex Olson, and Dylan Rieder.[4]

In 2012, Strobeck released a short film, "My Lovely Mess," featuring Chris Kennedy, Lizzi Bougatsos, Chloë Sevigny, Lily Ludlow, Stacy Strobeck, Tara Subkoff, David Clark, Alex Olson, Lil' Naomi, and Natasha Lyonne.[19] "My Lovely Mess" was described by one reviewer as "haunting but often very funny."[20]

Also in 2012, Strobeck began filming his first feature-length video for Supreme called Cherry. cherry was released in 2014, featuring a large variety of skaters in a series of montages accompanied by two parts, one by Paulo Diaz and one shared part by Dylan Rieder and Alex Olson.[21] Cherry, Supreme's first skate video in almost 20 years, received positive reviews from fans and critics.[22][23]

In 2015, Strobeck released "the red devil" produced by Supreme, filmed in New York and Los Angeles, featuring Kevin Bradley, Jason Dill, Sage Elsesser, Tyshawn Jones, Aidan Mackey, Alex Olson, Sean Pablo, Na-Kel Smith, and Anthony Van Engelen.[24]

In 2015, Strobeck released SICKNESS, a joint Supreme and Thrasher release set in the San Francisco Bay Area, featuring Aidan Mackey, Sean Pablo, Sage Elsesser, Tyshawn Jones, and Kevin Bradley.[25]

In 2016, Strobeck released Pussy Gangster, a 10-minute collaboration with Supreme featuring Kevin Bradley, Sage Elsesser, Ben Kadow, Tyshawn Jones, Sean Pablo, Na-Kel Smith, and others.[26]

In 2016, Strobeck released KING PUPPY, a 5-minute collaboration with Supreme and Nike SB, featuring Kevin Bradley, Sage Elsesser, Eric Koston, Sean Pablo, and Grant Taylor.[27][28]

In 2018, Strobeck released the 84-minute-long BLESSED, also through the Supreme brand studio. BLESSED features 2018 SOTY Tyshawn Jones, Ben Kadow, Aidan Mackey, Sean Pablo, Vincent Touzery, Jason Dill, Kevin Bradley, Mark Gonzales, Na-Kel Smith, Sage Elsesser, and others.[29][30][10][3]

In 2019, Supreme (in collaboration with San Francisco-based skate crew GX1000) and Strobeck released CANDYLAND, a feature-length skate video dedicated to Pablo Ramirez.[9]

In March 2021, Strobeck released STALLION, another feature-length video filmed in Milan to coincide with the opening of Supreme's Milan store.[31]

In November 2021, Strobeck released MIND GOBLIN, a 20-minute video filmed in Berlin featuring Tyshawn Jones, Sage Elsesser, Kader Sylla, Ben Kadow, Vincent Touzery, and others.[32]

Skateboarding videos

Year Title Videographer Director Producer Notes
1999 Transworld: The Reason Yes Starring Stevie Williams[33]
2000 Photosynthesis Yes Alien Workshop; directed by Joe Castrucci; Strobeck filmed Jason Dill's part[13][11]
2000 Anthony Pappalardo - I.E Yes Starring Anthony Pappalardo[34]
2003 Mosaic Yes Habitat Skateboards[35]
2003 The DC Video Yes DC Shoes[36]
2004 Dizzy Yes Yes Yes Starring Mark Gonzales and Jason Dill[37]
2006 Mcbeth Yes Yes Starring Mark Gonzales; released with Krooked Skateboards[18]
2008 Smile on Wry Boy Yes Yes Yes [38][39]
2008 Pigeon Yes Yes Yes [40]
2008 Clusterfuck Yes Yes Yes [38][41]
2009 Mind Field Yes Filmed Dylan Rieder's part[42]
2010 Circle Board in NYC Yes Yes Yes [43]
2010 Skin Yes Yes Yes [39]
2011 Sister Yes Yes Yes [36][44]
2012 Swallow "If You Can" Yes Yes Yes [45]
2012 Homeboy (We Still Here) Yes Yes Yes [46]
2012 Scooters Yes Yes Yes [47]
2012 The Cinematographer Project ("STUD") Yes Yes Yes TransWorld; Strobeck produced a section[4][48]
2012 Buddy Yes Yes Yes Supreme[49]
2014 cherry Yes Yes Yes Supreme; full length[21][50]
2014 Joyride/Sex Kitten Yes Yes Yes Supreme[51][52]
2015 FIGHT/FUCK II THE MOVIE Yes Yes Yes [53]
2015 The Red Devil Yes Yes Yes Supreme[24]
2015 SICKNESS Yes Yes Yes Supreme and Thrasher[25]
2015 SWOOSH Yes Yes Yes Supreme[54]
2016 Pussy Gangster Yes Yes Yes Supreme[26][55]
2016 KING PUPPY Yes Yes Yes Supreme and Nike SB[56]
2017 The Fat Kid Yes Yes Yes [57]
2017 Hockey - II Yes Yes Yes [58]
2018 BLESSED Yes Yes Yes Supreme; full length; Tyshawn Jones Thrasher SOTY part[29]
2018 KILLER Yes Yes Yes [59]
2019 CANDYLAND Yes Yes Yes Supreme; full length; dedicated to Pablo Ramirez[9][60]
2021 STALLION Yes Yes Yes Supreme; full length; filmed in Milan[61]
2021 Mind Goblin Yes Yes Yes Supreme; full length; filmed in Berlin[32]

Photography

Art exhibitions

In November 2019, Strobeck debuted his exhibition My Lovely Mess at MILK in New York, featuring large-scale photographs, projectors playing his skate videos, and a recreation of his bedroom in the middle of the gallery.[62][63][64][65][66]

References

  1. ^ "Concrete Skateboarding 2011 Photo Annual". Issuu. September 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Bill Strobeck Talks Potential Scripted Movie for Supreme in 032c Interview". Skate Newswire (Press release). February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Moran, Daniel (January 21, 2019). "Blessed to Be Blessed". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Jones, Shelley (March 21, 2014). "William Strobeck". Huck Magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ed Templeton and William Strobeck on Skateboarding and Sweaters". Interview Magazine. March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Morning Video Magic". X Games. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Supreme's Biggest Moments: A Decade in Review". Complex. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Petty, Felix; Lanigan, Roisin (December 6, 2018). "William Strobeck's New Supreme Skate Film 'Blessed' Is a Masterpiece". i-D.
  9. ^ a b c "Supreme Reveals Title for Upcoming San Francisco Set Skate Video". Hypebeast. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Staley, Willy (August 29, 2019). "New York City's First Skateboarding Superstar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Five Things - William Strobeck". The New Order. February 22, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Manning, Emily (November 1, 2019). "William Strobeck on His First-Ever Exhibition". i-D. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d "William Strobeck Talks Working with Supreme in '032c' Interview". Highsnobiety. February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Dying to Link". Quartersnacks. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "William Strobeck, Macadam Cowboy?". Live Skateboard Media. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Supreme Clientele: Meet William Strobeck". Love. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  17. ^ Salganik, Sam (March 10, 2011). DIZZY- Gonz and Dill. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Vimeo.
  18. ^ a b "McBeth - Mark Gonzales - The Journal". Skate Video Site.
  19. ^ Smith, Jonathan (February 2012). "Bill Strobeck Made a Lovely Mess". Vice.
  20. ^ "William Strobeck: My Lovely Mess". It's Nice That. February 3, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  21. ^ a b ""cherry" - Supreme". iTunes.
  22. ^ "A Recap of Supreme's First Skate Film in Almost 20 Years". Mass Appeal. March 18, 2014.
  23. ^ Contented (March 26, 2014). "William Strobeck Helps Supreme Pop Its "Cherry" with Its First Full-Length Skate Video". Contented. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  24. ^ a b Cruz, Josephine (March 4, 2015). "Supreme 2015 Spring/Summer "the red devil." Skate Video by William Strobeck". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  25. ^ a b Davis, Josh (June 24, 2015). "SICKNESS Video by William Strobeck for Supreme". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  26. ^ a b Eng, Eddie (March 10, 2016). "Supreme 2016 Spring/Summer 'PUSSY GANGSTER' Skate Video by William Strobeck". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  27. ^ Lemola, Hasse (September 14, 2016). "William Strobeck Releases "KING PUPPY" Video for Latest Supreme x Nike SB Collaboration". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  28. ^ "William Strobeck Delivers Once Again in "King Puppy."". Merry Jane. September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  29. ^ a b Snowden, Heather (January 4, 2019). "Skate Film 'BLESSED' in Theaters". Highsnobiety.
  30. ^ "Supreme - "BLESSED"". Skate Video Site.
  31. ^ "Supreme's 'STALLION' Captures Milan at Its Grimiest". The Berrics. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Watch Bill Strobeck's 'Mind Goblin'". Monster Children. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  33. ^ "Monday Movie: Stevie Williams, The Reason". Transworld Skateboarding. November 10, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  34. ^ "Anthony Pappalardo, i.e. Commentary". Transworld Skateboarding. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  35. ^ "Musing on Alien Workshop in "Mosaic" / Part One". King Skateboard Magazine. January 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  36. ^ a b "Classics: Stevie Williams' "The DC Video" Part". Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  37. ^ "Search Results for "bill strobeck"". Skate Video Site. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  38. ^ a b "William Strobeck Drops Rare Skate Footage in 'The Fat Kid' Film". Hypebeast. March 3, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  39. ^ a b "The Fat Kid - Bill Strobeck". SHRN Skateshop Munich. March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  40. ^ "Pigeon with Kalis and Williams at Love Park". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  41. ^ Clusterfuck on YouTube
  42. ^ "Five Favorite Parts with Bill Strobeck". Quartersnacks. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  43. ^ "Circle Board in NYC". Booooooom. October 14, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  44. ^ Sister on YouTube
  45. ^ "Jason Dill and His Shirt Raise Important Concerns About Submitting to the Man, Dudes". Boil the Ocean. April 26, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  46. ^ "Some Resurfaced Pappalardo". NYSkateboarding.com. January 22, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  47. ^ "'Scooters' by Bill Strobeck". Transworld Skateboarding. May 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  48. ^ Borden, Iain (February 21, 2019). Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4725-8348-2.
  49. ^ "William Strobeck for Supreme: "buddy"". Quartersnacks. June 11, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  50. ^ "'cherry' a Film by William Strobeck for Supreme New York". F.G. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  51. ^ "Supreme's William Strobeck Unveils New Video 'Joyride/Sex Kitten'". Konbini. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  52. ^ "El nuevo filme de William Strobeck" [William Strobeck's New Film]. Red Bull (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  53. ^ "FIGHT / F*** II THE MOVIE". Lodown Magazine. December 7, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  54. ^ "'Swoosh' — The Latest One from Supreme & Strobeck". Quartersnacks. July 14, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  55. ^ "Canon Firsts: Camera Competition Winners Announced". Sidewalk Skateboarding. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  56. ^ "KING PUPPY by William Strobeck". Transworld Skateboarding. September 14, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  57. ^ "William Strobeck Drops Rare Skate Footage in 'The Fat Kid' Film". Hypebeast. March 3, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  58. ^ "Hockey II". Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  59. ^ "Tyshawn Jones in "KILLER"". Wasted Talent Magazine. November 24, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  60. ^ "Supreme's "Candyland" Premiere Photos". Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  61. ^ "Update: Supreme's Milan Video Is Now Streaming Online". Skate Newswire (Press release). May 6, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  62. ^ "Bill Strobeck Made an Art Show out of His Apartment". Jenkem Magazine. November 6, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  63. ^ "William Strobeck Opens the Doors to His New York Exhibition, "My Lovely Mess"". The Rabbit Society. November 5, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  64. ^ "Update: Bill Strobeck's "My Lovely Mess." Prints Are Now Available for Purchase". Skate Newswire (Press release). December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  65. ^ "My Lovely Mess Intimately Looks at Complexities of NYC Skate Culture". The Ticker. November 25, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  66. ^ "Bill Strobeck's Lovely Mess". Monster Children. November 24, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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