![]() ![]() The film premiered last month at the Toronto Film Festival, but the DTLA screening was done in collaboration with Thrasher Magazine to get the skate community behind it - something that’s rarely, if ever, happened for a feature in the 50-year history of skateboarding movies. 19, tells the story of an emotionally wounded 13-year-old named Stevie (played by Sunny Suljic) who is taken in by a group of street skaters. Set before Alfred was even born, “Mid90s” is the directorial debut of Hill, who also wrote the screenplay. I tell people, ‘This is what I think, this is how I feel.’ I speak my truth.” “You have to move all these pieces, and lie to this person so you can get this, and say that to this person so you can gets this. “In film, you have to be political,” he said. Very exciting future.”īut even with this support, trying to break into the movie business has been an adjustment for Alfred. “I had Darryl Zanuck, he made me his protégé. “Mikey is the first kid I knew who reminded me of me,” said Evans. They both play to his sensibility that’s part culture shaper, part aspiring entertainment magnate.Īs for Evans, Alfred’s mother has been the former film mogul’s assistant for 35 years - Alfred now affectionately calls him “Uncle Bob.” Alfred aspires to direct and produce movies before starting his own studio, so the two talk every day about how to manage his entrance into the industry. On his right was Robert Evans, the octogenarian film producer and legendary Paramount Studios head who was immortalized in the documentary “The Kid Stays in the Picture.”Īs incongruous as this pairing might seem, each man has helped shape the course of Alfred’s life so far. On the left side of the photo is Tyler, the Creator, the multi-talented rapper who sparked one of this decade’s biggest youth culture movements. Sitting in the back of an Uber and in control of the aux cord, Alfred grabbed his phone and pulled up a recent picture of himself, smiling on a light brown couch. But he’s now branching out to Hollywood, starting with a co-producer credit on “Mid90s.” ![]() The 23-year-old is best known as the owner of the skateboard and clothing brand Illegal Civilization, a company he started when he was 12. On a recent Monday night, Mikey Alfred was headed to a downtown screening of “Mid90s,” Jonah Hill’s new film about coming of age in Los Angeles. ![]()
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