Oral History Documentary
The Crazy Street Riders Oral History Project
The voices of a pioneering Black skate crew reclaim their place in skateboarding history.
Who We Are
Independent production rooted in trust.
Blue Morrocco Productions works alongside people and communities to develop stories with honesty, care, and purpose—especially those too often left outside the frame.
Current Productions
Stories taking shape.
Four projects. Four distinct ways of carrying memory, creativity, and legacy forward.
Documentary Short
20M: Where Sound Lives
An observational journey through the spaces, objects, and memories that keep sound alive.
Youth Media Program
Friday Night on the Set
Young people learn filmmaking by creating together—from first idea to public screening.
Feature Documentary
Black Horsemen
A living tradition of horsemanship, family, and cultural legacy told across generations.
From the Production Journal
Stories from the work.
Go behind the development of Blue Morrocco projects through real photographs, archival evidence, filmmaker notes, and the people carrying these histories forward.
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Inside the Development of Black Horsemen
Meet Bob “Bobby” Sneed and step inside the early production preserving the history and continuing presence of Black equestrians.
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Crazy Street Riders at Eastern State Penitentiary
The homemade ramp, the riders, and the true story behind the sign visible in the archival footage.
Open Full Story →Documentary Short · Development & Pre-Production
20M: Where Sound Lives
Memory, music, and the objects we keep—an observational Philadelphia story where sound leads and picture responds.
Featured Press
A hidden history comes forward.
Independent coverage places the Crazy Street Riders within the larger story of skateboarding.
Concrete Disciples · July 24, 2026
Home Sweet Prison: Crazy Street Riders — Philadelphia's First Black Skate Crew
Tim Conneally traces the crew's history, their connection to Eastern State Penitentiary, and the recognition now growing around their legacy.
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What we do.
Documentary Production
Research, development, interviews, field production, and story construction.
Oral History
Community-centered interviews, transcription, historical documentation, and archive development.
Historical Preservation
Collection and organization of photographs, recordings, artifacts, records, and community memory.
Educational Media
Youth programs, public conversations, screenings, and institutionally aligned storytelling.
Our Mission
Make the record stronger.
We help important voices endure—on screen, in archives, and across generations.
“Preserving History. Creating Stories. Producing Impact.”
Founder’s Vision
Derwood “SP” Selby
Founded in the 1990s, Blue Morrocco Productions reflects Derwood “SP” Selby’s vision of creating meaningful work rooted in culture, lived experience, and community. His purpose is to uncover overlooked stories, preserve their history, and bring them to audiences with honesty, creativity, and lasting impact.
Connect
Let’s build something meaningful.
Have a story, partnership, or production in mind? Tell us what you’re building.
Business email: derwood@bluemorroccoproductions.com