Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story

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Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story

2022

1h 13m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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From Netflix, Pulse Films, a division of VICE Media Group, and Flower Films comes a raw and immersive feature film that follows competitive skateboarding icon Leo Baker in the lead up to the 2020 Olympics. As he faces the sharpening stakes and intensifying disconnect between how the world sees him and who he knows himself to be, the pressure to keep on the course or be true to himself comes to a career and life-defining turning point. Stay on Board is Leo's journey balancing the gendered world of sports, transition, society, and skate culture, which ultimately leads him to the punkest thing imaginable.

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Jude Dry

IndieWire

In the Netflix documentary Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story, pro skater Leo Baker kickflips the script on this tedious debate, shredding preconceived notions about trans athletes with the same swagger he uses to attack the half-pipe.

Rated: B+

Aug 15, 2022

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

This is a very important story told well.

Aug 12, 2022

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

The directors have made a compact film, but their footage packs a punch.

Aug 11, 2022

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story is a must-watch documentary made with great craft and featuring somebody whose story has so much to give its audience.

Rated: 10/10

Jan 4, 2023

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Sabrina McFarland

Common Sense Media

Viewers can assuredly embrace this inspiring and down-to-earth documentary about self-discovery.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 18, 2022

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Romey Norton

Ready Steady Cut

Trying to influence and build a more inclusive skating culture, Baker does things that seem impossible and unimaginable, like having a split life, having to be two people for their sanity and career.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 12, 2022

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From Netflix, Pulse Films, a division of VICE Media Group, and Flower Films comes a raw and immersive feature film that follows competitive skateboarding icon Leo Baker in the lead up to the 2020 Olympics. As he faces the sharpening stakes and intensifying disconnect between how the world sees him and who he knows himself to be, the pressure to keep on the course or be true to himself comes to a career and life-defining turning point. Stay on Board is Leo's journey balancing the gendered world of sports, transition, society, and skate culture, which ultimately leads him to the punkest thing imaginable.

Director: Nicola Marsh, Giovanni Reda
Producer: Melissa Bueno-Woerner, Jennifer Goodridge
Production Co: GLAAD
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 13m

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