Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul
Diesel cherishes the interests of less affluent young people. In Kabul, the fashion brand initiated the project Skateistan, a school where boys (and girls too!) can learn to skateboard. A beautifully shot documentary, showing children find something positive to cling onto in bleak surroundings.
Also in this combined programme
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Flashback
An alluring woman, smoking in a chair, sunk in thought. What is she thinking about? We can only guess. -
Seeds
Just before the Olympic flame is lit in Beijing, young Tibetans in India demonstrate against the Chinese regime. -
East Fifteen
Fashion photographers can also create raw, realistic works. Dutchman Joost Vandebrug films young people in an English suburb. -
Act da Fool
In the world of Harmony Korine, criminal behaviour is highly regarded and deliquents wear clothes by Proenza Schouler. -
No Way Back
Yves Saint Laurent created the S/S 2011 collection. Mark Mahoney creates tattoos. The biggest difference? You can’t take a tattoo off. -
Alexanderplatz
Isn’t that passerby wearing BLESS? And that one? And that one? Funny video made for the Berlin Biennale. -
Claremont
If you film me, I’ll film you. With a single camera, at high speed and on skateboards. Anything is possible in an Adam Kimmel suit.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Afghanistan, United Kingdom
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
