I have known The Garage, a Latina skateboarding community in an underprivileged part of Los Angeles, for 7 years now, and we have worked together ever since. We did a TV Drama series, JOY, for the French TV channel Canal+, filming in East LA and the whole Garage Community for a few months. We also did a 70-minute documentary called ‘Tomorrow is gonna be OK’, a film about Jerry and Patty, The Garage owners, and some of the kids which has been shown and awarded in many countries. Personally, I have been deeply touched by Patty and Jerry’s charisma, strength, benevolence and generosity. They dedicate their lives to others. They created the association ’Skate 4 Education’ to help underprivileged kids, mostly dealing with gangs & living in the streets, to do their homework. They reward the kids with skateboards, clothes and more to motivate them to succeed at school. Patty and Jerry are spiritual guides, and mentors for the kids, which is crucial. The Garage highlights the desire of all these young kids to keep their heads up, despite the precariousness of their daily lives and their future. Patty and Jerry are an example of courage for each of us. I grew up with parents who were high school teachers, they actively dedicated their lives to teaching young people, realising that education was the most important element for success in life. Since they passed, the themes of education and second chances have become essential to me. Making these films is a strong echo to my parent's legacy and I feel like helping The Garage is a mission to me. The fight continues for these kids & I try to help them with my humble tool: a camera. In the last project we did, we followed the steps of one of these teens, Nevaeh, who is part of the second association Patty and Jerry created: ‘Love 2 Hate Cancer’. Nevaeh was abandoned by her mother & raised by her father who’s a gangster. Due to their circumstances, Nevaeh and her father spent a couple of years living out of their car. Between the ages of 12 - 15 years old, Nevaeh had cancer. Today she would love to go back to school and this is where the ‘Love 2 Hate Cancer’ initiative comes in, they help to raise money for her studies. We have worked to raise funds through this film. To do this we've held a fundraiser in LA (February) & Paris (June) where we screened the film and sold some of my prints from the shoot. I aim to continue raising as much money for these kids & the community and plan to capture the stories of more of these teens as I deeply believe it is important that their stories be shared and their voices heard.

Nan Feix's distinctive approach to filmmaking creates the perfect balance between elegance and poetry, meaning and emotion, energy and authenticity. Whether music videos, short films, documentaries, television series, or commercials his approach to filmmaking is genuine and convincing He has directed numerous spots for Nike, IKEA, Adidas, McDonald’s, KFC, and Foot Locker, among others. Nan’s documentary projects include Unclaimed Baggage, Gladiator, and Tomorrow Is Gonna Be OK. He has also directed Joy, a drama series about skateboarding for Canal+. Nan recently made a film for the charity 'Skate 4 Education' which provides disadvantaged children with after-school skating workshops and helps to get them off the streets. He accompanied the film with a photo exhibition, all proceeds of which go directly to the charity