Love Letters: A Love Note to Skateboarding

2025 | Coast Film & Music Festival

Duration: 10 min

Synopisis

In this candid short film, lifelong skateboarder, Sean Taylor, revisits iconic skate spots around San Diego, California—not as a professional, but as someone whose life has been shaped by skateboarding. Through personal reflections and thematic vignettes, this film explores the pieces of skateboarding that combine to express a sincere love for the lifestyle. It’s a tribute to the everyday skater—a love letter to skateboarding that reminds us it's not about being the best, but about staying connected to what inspires you.

Featured at Coast Film & Music Festival 2025

Production Team

Alec Walsh is a Cinematographer, Video Editor, and Photographer living in San Diego, CA. Growing up, Alec was always drawn to visual storytelling, documenting surf trips,adventures in the mountains, doodling in margins, and daydreaming of wild places.

Sharing images with friends and strangers, and seeing the joy it brought them is what drew Alec to a career behind the camera. After graduating from the University of Denver with a degree in International Studies, Alec realized the freelance creative work he was already doing was what really inspired him. Since then, Alec has worked both as a freelancer and a full-time in-house creative, managing a brand video department. Alec’s diverse experience as a cinematographer and editor provide a foundational understanding of how to approach each unique project.