HUMANITY
STOKED
Saturday, July 15th at 7:00 PM
Featuring a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Michael Cohen, and select
cast members, in-person
$15 Public | $10 Members
A skateboard documentary unlike any other, Humanity Stoked is an
exploration into the challenges of moving humanity forward, as seen through the
eyes of the world’s most iconic professional skaters, scientists, artists,
musicians, and educators, all of whom share unique perspectives shaped by their
love of skateboarding. The conversations focus on understanding fear,
depression, addiction, education, philanthropy, racism, sexism, and the
environment – inspiring deeper thinking, and more empathic perspectives about
the world around us. Featuring Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Nyjah Huston, Chad Muska, Kava Vasquez, Ray LeVier, Lizzie Armanto,
Brian Anderson, Neil deGrasse
Tyson & many more. (2023, 94 mins)
Michael Ien
Cohen is an Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Filmmaker,
Software Developer, Life-Long Skateboarder Michael started out as
the Marketing Director for a hotel supply company in 1990, while simultaneously
attending college full time in the evenings. After graduating, his
entrepreneurial career began, co-founding businesses to manufacture magnets for
various industries. Soon after that, he co-founded a software company
pioneering web-based management systems for fire departments and EMS squads.
The two main humanitarian inspirations in Michael's life include his
Grandfather; a life-long volunteer for various causes and a celebrated FDNY
hero with a day named after him in Brooklyn, NY. Michael is also inspired daily
by his two daughters, whom he describes as having "truly beautiful and old
souls", and that remind him about the importance of inspiring children to
live full, rich, joyous and open lives. In 2017, after emerging from a
devastating depression at 49 years old, Michael's love of humanitarian work,
his passion to help inspire people and affect positive change in the world set
him on a new journey, ultimately leading him to create his children’s charity
and finally fulfill his life long dream to become a filmmaker.
