The Plugs

The Plugs 1970

1

A look into the world of sneaker reselling where Teenagers in the UK are buying and then reselling trainers for up to £60,000 a pair.

1970

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness 2006

7.00

When D-Roc sees a pair of expensive sneakers called Air Jareds, he wants his mother to buy them to wear at school in order to look cool. His mother purchases a cheaper priced pair of Air Johnsons instead. Afraid of looking bad to his crew, D-Roc asks Soo-Young to make Air Jareds out of Air Johnsons and when they work out well, they realize they can make money by converting the shoes. Their plan to make money eventually goes wary and D-Roc is taught a lesson about being himself.

2006

The Shoemaker

The Shoemaker 2012

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Before Nike, and Adidas, there was the Hi-Jo! Here is a Brooklyn tale set back in the day about a young Italian-American shoemaker (Frank) on the verge of greatness. News comes from his cousins in Italy that they have obtained the first automated vulcanizing machinery to produce gym shoes called the Hi-Jo.

2012

Viaje de Negocios

Viaje de Negocios 2024

7.00

Daniel arrives at school wearing brand-new sneakers from America, gifted to him by his father. When he sees another boy wearing the same sneakers, he begins to suspect that their shoes are the key to a terrible secret.

2024

Capri in Tangerang (Her Sneakers)

Capri in Tangerang (Her Sneakers) 2011

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A sequel to My Sneakers - the 2001 video where Blum traveled his Nike sneakers back to Indonesia to figure out where they really came from. This time, it's the artist's daughter's shoes that prompt him to return to Jakarta. While echoing My Sneakers and its investigative drive, Capri unravels as a reflection on time passing and the dialectics of permanence and change. Factories are still producing sneakers, but the world around has completely changed…

2011

Zapatillas asesinas

Zapatillas asesinas 2019

7.00

After a bad emotional streak, Vicente de León receives some mysterious shoes from a stranger. From that moment on, he'll gradually enter into a strange spiral of chaos and violence without apparent explanation.

2019

New Sneaks, Who Dis?

New Sneaks, Who Dis? 2020

1

This comedic short follows a broke sneakerhead as she attempts to add another pair to her collection.

2020

Sneakerheads

Sneakerheads 2020

7.40

Family man Devin falls back into his sneaker obsession after his pal Bobby talks him into a wheeling-dealing scheme to score a mythical pair of kicks.

2020

Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game

Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game 2022

6.00

The series profiles entrepreneurs Earl Cooper and Olajuwon Ajanaku, former Morehouse College golf champions who created the lifestyle brand Eastside Golf to promote diversity on the golf course.

2022

It's the Shoes

It's the Shoes 2005

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Bibbito Garcia takes you across the country to check out some of the rarest and most unusual sneaker collections owned by celebs.

2005