Pride | Yann Horowitz’s Coming Out Day Story

After Yann Horowitz kissed his boyfriend in celebration of winning the Vans Park Series African Continental Championships in 2018, Yann’s fearless yet fabulous style became the talk of skateboarding. Yann realized his skating and sexual identity were becoming intertwined, and he had to ask himself, “Do I really want to be the ‘gay skateboarder’?” In the past five years, questions of sexuality and identity in our culture have come into the spotlight, and individuals like Yann have faced the complicated balancing act of being both an inspiration, and still holding on to who they are. In this short Coming Out Day documentary Skateism and Vans followed Yann back to his roots in South Africa, to find out more about where he came from and where he’s headed.

Directed by Sam McGuire and Robin Pailler
Filmed and Edited by Robin Pailler
Skate Footage & Additional Editing by Joubert Van Staden
Additional Skate Footage by Wynand Herholdt, Brett Shaw and Marcel Maassen
Archival Footage by Brett Shaw, Julien Redpath and Ryder Nel
Super 8mm & 16mm by Robin Pailler
16mm Processing and Telecine by Cinelab London
8mm Processing and Telecine by on8mil
Photography By Sam McGuire
Produced by Sam McGuire and Oisin Tammas
Special Thanks Alex Forbes & Warren Talbot

Music Credits:
“Fine Grind” by Prince Nifty
“Technicolour” and “Tape Experiment 2” by Michael Mcmenemy

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