WHEN LEAST EXPECTED - CHPO Brand x Make Life Skate Life

SUBSCRIBE to Vague here: We’re proud to present: ’WHEN LEAST EXPECTED’, a mini-documentary by Markus Bengtsson made possible by CHPO Brand and Make Life Skate Life. In July 2021 work was completed on Beirut’s first public skatepark by Make Life Skate Life and a crew of volunteers. In October CHPO Brand, as one of the co-funders, paid a visit and, with Snoubar Skatepark as a base, explored the city streets, spoke to local skaters and attempted to ascertain where skateboarding slotted into the social milieu of a country racked by sectarian tensions and an economy in freefall. A story quickly emerged of human resilience and the positive long term impact skateboarding can have on a community, bridging as it does social and cultural barriers. This documentary shows a small portion of those skaters who took the time to speak with us, skate with us and help us make some sense of an inherently messy political and economic situation. Shukran Beirut, and everyone