Seven Saturdays - Video Premiere Interview with Ethan Potter

Over eight weeks in Southern California, Australian 11-year-old Ethan Jet Potter spent every weekend chasing spots across Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. School during the week. Street missions on Saturdays. What started as a few clips from a family trip quickly turned into a full video part in the very birthplace of street skating. Seven Saturdays are filmed by Malik Jones, with appearances from Ollie MacDonald, who is also on a tear. We caught up with Ethan to talk about how Seven Saturdays came together, the missions where he met Ginwoo, and what he learned from putting together his first street part.

“SEVEN SATURDAYS” premiered at Kick Push Skate Shop on the Gold Coast, 19th June 2026.
Credits / Support:
Skater: Ethan Jet Potter - @ethanjetpotter
Featuring: Ollie MacDonald - @olly_macd‍ ‍
Filmed / Edited / Spots / Coaching: Malik Jones Instagram: @malikjonesskatecoach
Premiered at: Kick Push Skate Shop @kickpushskateshop
Support: Etnies — ‪@etnies‬ Santa Cruz — ‪@SantaCruzSkateboards‬ Dickies — ‪@Dickies‬ LevelUP US — ⁨‪@LVLUPUSA‬ LevelUP Australia — ‪@lvlupaus‬

BEHIND THE PART

Hey Ethan, Congrats on your part. We are super keen to hear about it all. First of all, how long has this part been in the works and how did it start?

We kind of just started filming for fun while I was on an 8 week trip with my family in the USA and then it turned into trying to make a full part. Every weekend we would try to find spots and just film as much as we could.

And who filmed and who was in the trenches with you every weekend?

My coach at Level Up USA, Malik Jones filmed it and helped me a lot. My family also came out with me and always supports me. Ollie Mac came to a few sessions, and so did my friend Taylor. We had a cool little crew.

The title says “7 Saturdays”. What’s the story behind the name?

Because we filmed most of it over 7 Saturdays and thought it sounded cool. I was in school during the week, so I only had weekends free and it kind of shows you don’t need years to make something if you work hard.

What are you most hyped on and excited to show people?

Probably some of the tricks I worked really hard for because some took heaps of psyching myself up for and some rails were so sketchy. I’m just excited I got the chance to do it in the USA, the home of street skating too.

What did filming teach you about skateboarding and yourself that you didn’t know before?

That you have to be really patient and not give up. Sometimes you think you’ll land something fast and it takes way longer than you thought. It’s definitely not as predictable skating on a street rail as it is in a skatepark. ALso just that I can push through stuff even when I get frustrated or scared. Sometimes I wanted to give up but I kept trying.

And it paid off. Your tricks are next level. We’re curious, what was your favourite mission from the whole project?

Probably this random mission into an LA school where my Malik had injured his leg so my dad had to carry help him over a huge fence. Then some random guy who saw us jumped the fence too to skate with us because he used to skate there as a teenager. It was fun. Ginwoo even popped along for one session so that was cool.

Who deserves a shoutout for helping get this thing over the line?

Definitely my dad and my mum for always supporting me, everyone who skated with me like Olly Mac and everyone who believed in me.

Kick Push Skate Store for the chance to show it. I’m so grateful for their support. Also Etnies for supplying me with plenty of shoes to burn through.

The biggest shout out that I want to give is to Malik who gave me the confidence to believe that I could even make a part. At times I didn’t feel like I was good enough but he kept me strong and committed. He gave up every weekend to take me to these spots and did it all with a huge smile on his face. He has so much energy and would keep going on these trips as long as necessary. I also want to say thanks LevelUp for the consistency their training program has given me over the years and access to the USA street scene.

This just the beginning for you Ethan. What’s next? More filming, contests, or just enjoying skating without a camera for a while?

Probably both I want to keep filming but also do contests and just have fun skating because that’s why I started in the first place. I want to get back to the US as much as possible.

Have you got any tips to pass on to young skaters?

Yes, I would say don’t compare yourself to other people too much and don’t quit if things get hard. Just have fun skating because that’s when you get better anyway. Also you don’t have to spend years filming the perfect part, it’s just good to get something fun out there and move on to the next one.

Thanks Legend and congrats again. See you around!