Simon Karlsson

A Video by Johan Niemi & Gustaf Johansson.

10:34 is the first episode of the Scandinavian video series called Jante, presented by Free Skate Mag. This episode was filmed in Stockholm and Gotland, Sweden.

In the summer of 1978 the Swedish film director Staffan Hildebrand encountered a group of young people with skateboards in Stockholm city, it resulted in a documentary about this new subculture "skateboard". The documentary, "14 års landet" (The land of 14) was presented in Swedish national TV (SVT) in the christmas of 1978. Now 30 years later Staffan and his crew have followed up the skateboarders from "14 års landet" what happened to them, what has happened with the skateboard industry in Sweden since then and why these people are "hooked for life".

Fourteen year old Elias longs for his first kiss. He attends his first party and everything seems to be going well with the girl of his dreams when the night suddenly takes an unexpected turn.