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This extraordinary debut from documentarian Bing Liu weaves a story of skateboarding, friendship, and fathers and sons into a coming-of-age journey of courageous vulnerability. Over the course of several years and with his camera always at the ready, Liu records the rocky paths into adulthood of Keire and Zack, two friends from his own skateboarding community in Rockford, Illinois. As he does so, deeper parallels gradually emerge that ultimately draw the filmmaker into a heartrending confrontation with his own past. With an eye for images of exhilarating poetry and a keen emotional sensitivity, Minding the Gap is a powerfully cathartic portrait of fledgling lives forged in trauma and fighting to break free.

Special Features:

• New high-definition digital master, approved by director Bing Liu, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Two new audio commentaries, one featuring Liu and the other featuring Liu and documentary subjects Keire Johnson and Zack Mulligan
• New follow-up conversation between Liu and documentary subject Nina Bowgren
• New programs featuring interviews with professional skateboarder Tony Hawk and with Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon
• Four outtake scenes, with introductions by Liu
• N??c (2010), a short film by Liu about two Vietnamese immigrants growing up American
• Trailer