Grommets (2024-)

The sun-bleached asphalt of the Sacramento suburbs in 1984 is a world of empty swimming pools and cracked curbs. For two teenage outcasts, this landscape becomes a sanctuary. They find their language in the scrape of polyurethane wheels and the distorted chords of punk rock, building an identity far from their troubled homes. Their friendship is the only constant as they navigate the damage that no one around them seems to notice. The local skateboard culture offers a tribe, a set of rules, and a fleeting sense of control. Every ollie and kickflip is a small rebellion against the quiet desperation of the era.