'Pray For Me, Jason Jessee' is a documentary stunt ride with legendary former skateboard pro, custom chopper builder, and full-time lowrider Jason Jessee.
Jason's family, friends (many of whom are living legends in diverse fields) and associates weave a riveting narrative on a truly fascinating, self-invented man. Jason's halting language and dozens of interviews from those who know him best and worst unveil themes of suicide, Jesus, success, failure, chickens, excommunication, bankruptcy, and love. The diversity of the interviewees in the film is staggering, as is their contribution to modern California culture - Jason's true love. The pace is frenetic, covering disparate topics like a train wreck... telling Jason's story in the same manner he lives it.
Featuring Christian Hosoi, Christian Fletcher, Jay Adams.
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Turning pro was pretty exciting... I just turned 18. My life reached an all-time high for me and it's been downhill ever since.' - J.J.
'Pray For Me, Jason Jessee' is a documentary stunt ride with legendary former skateboard pro, custom chopper builder, and full-time lowrider Jason Jessee.
Jason's family, friends (many of whom are living legends in diverse fields) and associates weave a riveting narrative on a truly fascinating, self-invented man. Jason's halting language and dozens of interviews from those who know him best and worst unveil themes of suicide, Jesus, success, failure, natural birthing, chicken make-up, esthetics, excommunication, bankruptcy, and love. The diversity and status of the interviewees in the film is staggering, as is their contribution to modern California culture - Jason's true love. The settings for most interviews is the shop, garage, studio or workspace that each of theses artisans uses, bathing them with eye candy. Juxtaposed against these are raw walking and talking scenes of Jason, enhancing the concept of dichotomy that is so rich in his life. Professional photography and page stopping quotes from dozens of skateboard and biker magazines, as well as scenes from skate films, television, and the Jessee family home movies (Super 8) round out a visually alluring story.
Some of the players featured are world champion skateboarder Christian Hosoi, Hollywood tattooer Mark Mahoney,famed custom car builder Cole Foster, and world renowned surf pioneer Christian Fletcher.
The pace is often frentic, covering disparate topics like a trainwreck...telling Jason's story in the same manner he lives it.
"Trust me, you'll be showing this to everyone that drops by your house for years." -Gearhead magazine
"It's usually safe to assume that if a documentary is made about someone, then that someone has 'made it'.
Not in the case of Pray For Me's subject, Jason Jessee."
-Mass Appeal magazine
"You will NEVER see a movie quite like this in your life. So if you love motorcycles, skateboarding, guns, chickens, art, aliens, conspiracy theories, insanity and odd combinations of headgear then GET THIS MOVIE!"
-Iron Horse magazine
"Graceful and brutal...infamous commentary, clowning, invention, construction, art, with his unmistakable personality and you end up with is a true skateboard legend for the ages. 'Pray for Me' examines all of this and more without an agenda."
-SLAP magazine
"Whatever your take on the film, Producer David 'Shitbird' Rogerson, or Jason Jessee....it's safe to say that David Rogerson has just kicked in the door and taken a shit next to the keg....Pray for us all.
-Skunk Magazine
"I had been waiting for the movie to arrive for months, and it was soooo worth it.....Yeah, 'Pray for Me' is that good." -The Skateboard Mag
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