Tara Dakides Documentary | “Against the Grain” | Dreaming isn’t just dreaming…
Tara Dakides’ “Against the Grain“, a film by Josh Landan (Loose Change, Flow, upcoming film about Todd Richards).
For those of us who’ve been around snowboarding for awhile, this name is synonymous to “snowboarding” not just “women ’s snowboarding“. Tara has been kicking around since i started riding back in 1995 and its so inspiring to see someone from such an underdog sport (well, it was then) rise up to a level of elite athleticism as she has and to be recognized through competition, film parts, mainstream media and even a documentary. There are plenty of other incredible female athletes, snowboarders specifically, but i’ve always been inspired by pioneers like Tara, yes, people who go against the grain, cause those are the passionate ones, willing to challenge themselves, those around them, ultimately the world and a culture as a whole. Maybe they don’t know that they are doing it… but we can feel and it moves us.
