Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul
Synopsis
Murza is a 16 year-old who has known nothing but a life of war. But through participation in the Skateistan project, he has been able to give up working at a car wash and now has high hopes for both himself and his country's future.
Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a beautiful, verite style, 16mm film about the lives of 2 young skateboarders from Afghanistan. The Skateistan project is Afghanistan's first co-educational skateboarding school. In a country with innumerable problems, Skateistan represents an oasis where children can be children and build the kinds of cross-cultural relationships that Afghanistan needs for future stability. Intimate and challenging in its portrayal of children's stories and stunningly shot, Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a touching ray of light from a country only ever in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Orlando von Einsiedel
- Producer
- Louis Figgis, Jon Drever, Thanh Ma, Rod Stanley, Robert Montgomery
- Editor
- Peta Ridley
- Director of Photography
- Franklin Dow
- Music
- Patrick Jonsson
- Sound Design
- Patrick Jonsson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Grain Media Ltd
Gladiator WorksGladiator Street
London
SE23 1NA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8690 1010
Sales Company
Grain Media Ltd
Gladiator WorksGladiator Street
London
SE23 1NA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8690 1010
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