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William Strobeck (born March 17, 1978) is an American filmmaker, director, videographer, and photographer based out of
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. Strobeck directed the
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s: ''cherry'' (2014), ''BLESSED (''2018), ''CANDYLAND'' (2019), ''STALLION'' (2021) and ''PLAY DEAD'' (2022).


Early life

Born in
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to a single mother, Strobeck grew up with his grandmother, mother, and other family members. His mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when Will was growing up which resulted in her not being around for a period. Strobeck moved around living with different family members until his mother found proper treatment. After receiving treatment and reentering his life, Strobeck's mother encouraged his creativity and freedom. Strobeck describes the void left by his mother's partial absence in his childhood as having a strong influence on his creativity.


Filmmaking

As a young teenager in the 1990s, Strobeck first started filming his friends outside the
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in the center of Syracuse. At the time, the museum considered skating an art form and allowed the skaters to skate the plaza in front of it. In 1996, Strobeck moved to Philadelphia at the age of 17. Strobeck filmed skateboarding during the
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skate scene from 1997 until 2003. As the popularity of the Philadelphia skateboard scene grew,
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offered Strobeck a daily retainer to be a skate
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for the company. By 1998, Strobeck had quit community college and doing deliveries to work on the
Alien Workshop Alien Workshop (AWS) is an independent American skateboarding company that was founded in 1990 by Chris Carter, Mike Hill, and Neil Blender in Dayton, Ohio. Following periods under the ownership of the Burton Snowboards, Burton snowboard company a ...
video ''Photosynthesis'' full time. In 2004, Strobeck self funded a day in the life film starring Mark Gonzales and Jason Dill, titled ''DIZZY.'' In 2006, Strobeck directed "''McBeth - Mark Gonzales" -'' The Journal, No. 17 - starring
Mark Gonzales Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as "Gonz", "the Gonz" and "the Godfather", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. A pioneer in the development of modern street skating, he is considered one of the first street-style s ...
, running 12 minutes and released with Krooked skateboards. In 2009, Strobeck teamed up with Gonz and
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to make the video for the track 'Any Fun' by Schwartzman's
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' solo project. Strobeck produced a section for ''TransWorlds 24th video, ''The Cinematographer Project'', released in 2012, featuring
Mark Gonzales Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as "Gonz", "the Gonz" and "the Godfather", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. A pioneer in the development of modern street skating, he is considered one of the first street-style s ...
, Alex Olson, Jake Johnson, Austyn Gillette, Danny Garcia,
Dylan Rieder Dylan Joseph Rieder (May 26, 1988 – October 12, 2016) was an American professional skateboarder, artist, and model. Early life Born Dylan Joseph Rieder, in Westminster, California, to Joe Rieder, a barber, and Dana, née Webb, now Ortiz; ...
, and Jason Dill. In 2012, Strobeck released a short film: "My Lovely Mess," featuring Chris Kennedy,
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,
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, Lily Ludlow, Stacy Strobeck,
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, David Clark, Alex Olson, Lil' Naomi, and
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. "My Lovely Mess" was described by one reviewer as "haunting but often very funny." 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 a two parts, one by Paulo Diaz and one shared part by
Dylan Rieder Dylan Joseph Rieder (May 26, 1988 – October 12, 2016) was an American professional skateboarder, artist, and model. Early life Born Dylan Joseph Rieder, in Westminster, California, to Joe Rieder, a barber, and Dana, née Webb, now Ortiz; ...
and Alex Olson. Cherry, Supreme's first skate video in almost 20 years, received positive reviews from fans and critics. In 2015 Strobeck released "the red devil" produced by Supreme, shot on the streets of New York and Los Angeles, featuring Aidan Mackey,
Sean Pablo Sean Pablo Murphy (born August 30, 1997), known as Sean Pablo, is a regular-footed American skateboarder, designer, model, musician, and photographer. Early life Born in Silver Lake, California to Brendan Murphy, a father of Irish descent, an ...
,
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, Alex Olson,
Sage Elsesser Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Conv ...
, Jason Dill,
Tyshawn Jones Tyshawn Jones (born December 24, 1998) is an American professional skateboarder, from New York. He is a two time Thrasher Skater of the Year, ''Thrasher'' Skater of the Year winner (2018 and 2022). Early life Born in Manhattan, New York Jones gr ...
, Kevin Bradley, and
Na-kel Smith Na-Kel Allah Smith (born July 22, 1994) is an American skateboarder, rapper, songwriter and actor. Originally a skateboarder from the Los Angeles area, he was known for his association with the hip hop collective Odd Future, appearing in music ...
. In 2015, Strobeck released ''SICKNESS'', a collaboration between Supreme and
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that is set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Featuring Aidan Mackey,
Sean Pablo Sean Pablo Murphy (born August 30, 1997), known as Sean Pablo, is a regular-footed American skateboarder, designer, model, musician, and photographer. Early life Born in Silver Lake, California to Brendan Murphy, a father of Irish descent, an ...
, Sage Elsesser, Tyshawn Jones, and Kevin Bradley. In 2016, Strobeck released ''Pussy Gangster'' a 10-minute long collaboration with Supreme featuring
Tyshawn Jones Tyshawn Jones (born December 24, 1998) is an American professional skateboarder, from New York. He is a two time Thrasher Skater of the Year, ''Thrasher'' Skater of the Year winner (2018 and 2022). Early life Born in Manhattan, New York Jones gr ...
,
Sage Elsesser Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Conv ...
, Kevin Bradley, Sean Pablo, Ben Kadow,
Na-kel Smith Na-Kel Allah Smith (born July 22, 1994) is an American skateboarder, rapper, songwriter and actor. Originally a skateboarder from the Los Angeles area, he was known for his association with the hip hop collective Odd Future, appearing in music ...
and others. In 2016, Strobeck released ''KING PUPPY'' a 5-minute long collaboration between Supreme x
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, featuring Grant Taylor, Kevin Bradley,
Eric Koston Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai born American professional skateboarder and company owner. He has been featured in the ''Tony Hawk's'' video game series and the Electronic Arts (EA) video games ''Skate 2'' and ''Skate 3''. Koston c ...
, Sage Elsesser, and Sean Pablo. In 2018, Strobeck released the 84 minute-long ''BLESSED'', also through the Supreme brand studio. ''BLESSED'' features 2018 SOTY
Tyshawn Jones Tyshawn Jones (born December 24, 1998) is an American professional skateboarder, from New York. He is a two time Thrasher Skater of the Year, ''Thrasher'' Skater of the Year winner (2018 and 2022). Early life Born in Manhattan, New York Jones gr ...
, Ben Kadow, Aidan Mackey, Sean Pablo, Vincent Touzery, Jason Dill, Kevin Bradley,
Mark Gonzales Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as "Gonz", "the Gonz" and "the Godfather", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. A pioneer in the development of modern street skating, he is considered one of the first street-style s ...
,
Na-Kel Smith Na-Kel Allah Smith (born July 22, 1994) is an American skateboarder, rapper, songwriter and actor. Originally a skateboarder from the Los Angeles area, he was known for his association with the hip hop collective Odd Future, appearing in music ...
,
Sage Elsesser Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Conv ...
, and others. 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. In March of 2021, Strobeck released ''STALLION'', another feature length video that was filmed in Milan and meant to coincide with the opening of Supreme's Milan store. In November of 2021, Strobeck released ''MIND GOBLIN'' , a twenty minute full length video filmed in Berlin featuring
Tyshawn Jones Tyshawn Jones (born December 24, 1998) is an American professional skateboarder, from New York. He is a two time Thrasher Skater of the Year, ''Thrasher'' Skater of the Year winner (2018 and 2022). Early life Born in Manhattan, New York Jones gr ...
,
Sage Elsesser Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Conv ...
, Kader Sylla, Ben Kadow, and others filmed in Berlin such as Vincent Touzery .


Skateboarding videos


Photography


Art exhibitions

In November 2019, William Strobeck opened an art show, ''My Lovely Mess'', at MILK gallery featuring large scale photographs, projectors playing his skate videos, and a recreation of his bedroom in the middle of the gallery.


References


External links


"My Lovely Mess" - William Strobeck - Vimeo
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