About Poor Boyz Productions
Poor Boyz Productions of Hermosa Beach, California is the creation of Johnny Decesare. Once a former professional mogul skier and a current avid surfer. Johnny left the competitive ranks to devote his life to capturing the mind blowing imagery and progression of professional skiing. Spending the year all around the worlds best Windsurfing and Skiing Destinations, allows Johnny and the Poor Boyz Production Crew to surround themselves with the worlds finest athletes on the Snow and in the water.
Being positioned in Hermosa Beach puts Johnny and the Poor Boyz crew right next to Hollywood allowing them to work with some of the best Cinematographers, film-editors, bands and photographers in the industry.
The Poor Boyz Empire was built on documenting the most quintessential ski moments in history. Since then they have pushed forward to team up with the world’s best windsurfers, and document some of the most spectacular shots imaginable. Decesare started the movement from the ground up beginning with “Fade to Black”, “State of Mind”, and “Degenerate”. These films featured an explosion of new talent, namely Szocs, Cussion, Auclair, Dorion and Douglas whom are now considered the forefathers of freeskiing, and are still killing it in such films as “War” and “Ski Porn”. At the turn of the millennium came “13”, “The Game” and “Propaganda”, raising the bar and redefining park features and new standards in the backcountry. Featuring ground breaking progression from the likes of: Tanner Hall, The New Canadian Airforce, Phil Poirer, Candide Thovex, and Three Phil’s. Poor Boyz continued to lead the movement with the emergence of Pep Fujas, Anthony Boronowski, Boyd Easley, Kristi Leskinen and Jon Olson in “Happy Dayz”, “Ready Fire Aim”, “Session 1242”, and “Ten”. A season following, when “War”, Powder Video Awards movie of the year in 2005, dropped, Pep redefined the possibilities that exist on skis, as well as a slew of fresh talent for the 2005/2006 season including new comers: Sammy Carlson, the new Swede’s, Andy Mahre and the usual suspects, of course. In the year to follow Johnny and the crew would follow it up with “Ski Porn” quoted “A film of epic scope and magnitude”, and “pure and unadulterated”. Staring the likely talent of: JP Auclair, Pep Fujas, Andy Mahre, Seth Morrison, Sammy Carlson, and a slew of other heavyweights in the Freeskiing world.
2007 is no different in pushing the limits with “Yeah Dude” coming this fall, with your favorite stars including Sammy Carlson, Andreas Hatveit, Chris Benchetler, Peter Olenick, and lots of fresh new talent including: Tim Durtschi, Matt Walker and others. The trailer is online now! Watch for more to come! Poor Boyz Productions staying True To The Movement!