Farran Golding is a journalist based in Leeds, West Yorkshire whose work predominantly focuses on skateboarding; documenting the culture’s historical and contemporary stories across interviews, essays and short films.
Editorial
Closer Skateboarding: Contributing Editor (2022 – present)
Quartersnacks: Correspondent (2019 – present)
Slam City Skates: Editorial & Content Manager (2021 – 2022), Contributing Writer (2019 – 2021)
Sidewalk Magazine: Editor-at-Large (2013 – 2018)
Speedway Magazine: Editor (2015 – present)
Selected Editorial Contributions
Other Editions (‘Please, Don’t Forget This’), Vague Skate Mag, The Skateboarder’s Companion, The Scribe by Northern Monk Brew Co., Keen Distribution, Welcome Skate Store (2014 – 2019)
Video Work
Quartersnacks: ‘Favorite Spot’ series
BUBBLEGUM: A Short Film Exploring John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ – Rough Trade Books
Design, Concept and Editorial
AVE, photo: O’Meally (Vans, 2019)
Events and Screenings
Civic Leeds presents Photosynthesis & ‘The Hour is Here’ – A Transmission with Joe Castrucci / 10th June 2022
Hyde Park Picure House presents ‘Favorite Spot’ – A Quartersnacks Series / Leeds, 18th March 2022
In Conversation with Craig Oldham – Louder Than Words Festival Manchester / 9th November 2019 (Host)
BUBBLEGUM Screening and Q&A – Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester / 8th November 2019
BUBBLEGUM Premiere – Village Books, Leeds / 28th March 2019
In Conversation with Gemma Cairney – Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester / 9th November 2018 (Co-host)
Education
First Class Hons BA Multimedia Journalism – Manchester Metropolitan University (2016 – 2019)
Press
‘Farran Golding on Favorite Spots and Mark Suciu’ – Mostly Skateboarding Podcast (2021)
‘Have You Heard About This Bench?’ – New York Magazine (2021)
Contact
farrangolding@hotmail.co.uk
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