She Made Skateboarding History—And Didn’t Even Know It

When photojournalist Andrew Craft scanned a forgotten photonegative from the Fayetteville Observer archives, he had no idea it would spark a viral search involving skate icons like Tony Hawk and Clyde Singleton. That search led to Fayetteville, NC and to Shaunda Shane, the mystery girl in the 1979 image, now a symbol of skate culture’s overlooked stories of visibility and representation.

Executive Producer & Director: Heather Burgiss
Producer: Cliff Bumgardner
Producer: Miriam McSpadden
Cinematographer: Miriam McSpadden
Cinematographer: Emily Frachtling
Cinematographer: Dan Powers
Audio: Eric Heinzman
Audio: Glenn Abbey
Editor: Miriam McSpadden

Thank you to Shaunda Shane, Clyde Singleton, Tony Hawk, The Fayetteville Observer and The Broadside.

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