Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
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Music by | Alex Somers |
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Country | United States |
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Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story is a 2022 American Netflix original biographical documentary film directed by Nicola Marsh and Giovanni Reda.[1] Its story follows American skateboarder Leo Baker and details his journey and struggles during his career due to being a trans man.[2]
The film premiered at the 2022 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival on 21 July 2022 where it won the audience award for documentary feature.[3][4] It was released by Netflix on August 11, 2022.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leo Baker Left the Olympics Behind. Now He's Making Space for Trans Skateboarders". Them. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Must-See Trans Skateboarding Doc 'Stay On Board' Is Heading To Netflix". www.pride.com. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Pro skater Leo Baker quit the Olympics to come out as trans. He's living his best life now". Los Angeles Times. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Tapp, Tom (2022-07-27). "Outfest L.A. 2022: Winners Revealed For Event's 40th Anniversary Edition". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Marks, Andrea (2022-08-07). "A Skateboarder Quit the Olympics to Come Out As Trans. A New Doc Shows His Journey". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story traces an Olympic skater's gender journey". The A.V. Club. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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- 2022 films
- 2022 documentary films
- American sports documentary films
- 2020s English-language films
- Films about trans men
- Documentary films about sexuality
- Documentary films about gay men
- Films about sexuality
- 2022 LGBT-related films
- Skateboarding films
- Transgender-related documentary films
- 2020s American films
- Netflix original documentary films
- Films scored by Alex Somers
- Documentary films about LGBT sportspeople
- American LGBT-related documentary films
- 2020s documentary film stubs
- Sports documentary film stubs
- 2020s American film stubs