Cody and Dan have passed through the SkateHouse multiple times always smiling and enjoying life no matter what. One time, they even drove 1000 miles with a blown head gasket just for the love of skateboarding. 4 years into making skateboarding and they haven’t’ slowed down. Enjoy their story.
” ‘Reanimation’ is a documentary about a skateboard company battling with their own limitations in the harsh quest to find the American Dream. The film follows Five Mile owners Dan Kasmar and Cody Shea, through the painstaking task of moving into their new factory and redeveloping all of their products for the 2011 season simultaneously. It will bring you into their world and their lives as they attempt to accomplish in one month, what has taken so many others years to achieve. A true underdog story of sacrifice, determination, and their love and dedication to the sport of downhill skateboarding.
PART ONE- The film begins with the militia moving into their new 2000 sq. ft. facility which is completely empty. They battle a tremendous amount of odds against them the first two weeks in the door. Dan takes on the task of re-designing all of Five mile’s existing molds into computer 3d files, and getting prototypes within a week. While back at the shop Cody stays busy welding the new press together, while Joe and Stan get a brilliant idea for the new shop. This first episode also gives you a brief history lesson on Dan and Cody and how Five Mile originated.”