Yes it's goofy AF, but The Kook, a new mockumentary by native San Francisco filmmaker Sam Blakesberg and starring Los Angeles–based skier Michael Hibbs, provides one of those can't-look-away moments as Hibbs, doing all his own stunts, shreds down Mt. Tam and the streets and steps of SF in overalls and on skis.
The 15-minute short is intended to evoke questions about the future of skiing in the face of climate change and warmer, drier winters.
Read more about the film in the San Francisco Chronicle, or watch the entire film below (trust us, it's kinda mesmerizing).
Plus, more Bay Area news to discuss over bottomless mimosas this weekend.
Shel Silverstein's Sausalito houseboat asks $783K, Curbed SF
More than 50 years since the poet first moved in, the renovated World War II balloon barge turned houseboat is on the market. All aboard! Read more.
Golden Gate Park Welcomes Five New Baby Bison!SFist
Thanks to five new female additions, GGP's bison herd has officially doubled. While they're already all moved in to their Spreckels Lake–adjacent enclosure, expect a big bison welcome at Community Day on April 4th. Read more.
Julia Roberts Buys $8.3 Million Victorian-Style Home in San Francisco, Architectural Digest
The Oscar-winning actress shelled out the big bucks for a 6,200 square-foot, five-story Presidio Heights home with bridge views. Read more.
Joe Biden visits Oakland diner in last-minute Election Day campaign swing,Mercury News
While things didn't exactly work out for him in California, Joe Biden's final campaign efforts here included a stop at Oakland's Buttercup Diner. His order? A $6.50 piece of coconut cream pie. Read more.
