Each of the young people in the film had serious issues with their families. Do you know of kids in your community in similar circumstances? If you asked them, would they be able to name an adult they can go to for guidance or mentoring? If not, what could the community do to connect young people in need with adults willing to act as mentors?

The skateboard shop provides more than just equipment sales for some young customers. Owner Eric recalls kids like Bing coming into the store: “We’d talk about random stuff… I could tell with you from the very beginning like skateboarding meant more to you than just being cool and having friends. Like it was your thing to get away. It was kind of a life or death thing.” Where are the spaces in your community where young people can go to feel seen and heard, and perhaps get advice from an adult? Why do such spaces matter?

How does Nina’s aunt serve as a mentor to her?

Keire explains that he and Zack “have drifted apart a little bit…I started hanging out with my younger skate friends again. I noticed that they were on a better path.” What made Zack an appealing leader in the first place? How did he lose the mentor role he once played in his group of friends? Why might they have found it difficult to intervene as they watched him slip into substance abuse and depression?