
Purple and pink hues stretch across the London skyline as the first stars tattoo themselves above the landscape. Outside the Ritzy cinema in Brixton, South London, young skateboarders perform tricks, skating atop handrails and skidding across surfaces while being filmed on a VHS camera. Brazilian DJ and record producer Alok is trying to perform a skate trick. He attempts it once, twice, and on the final try, just about manages to land it. Grinning, he hands the board back to the young person and walks away. “It’s called ‘The Impossible’,” he says. “The first time I heard of it, I knew I wanted to master it, so I did, but now, I don’t have much time to skateboard.”