Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul
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Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul is a short film that follows the lives of a group of young skateboarders in Afghanistan
. Operating against the backdrop of war and bleak prospects, the Skateistan charity projecthttp://www.skateistan.org is the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school, where a team of international volunteers work with girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 17. The short documentary film follows the lives of young skateboarders in Afghanistan, directed by UK filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedelhttp://www.grainmedia.co.uk. The film team includes cinematographer Franklin Dowhttp://www.franklindow.co.uk/ and editor Peta Ridleyhttp://www.petaridley.com/.
The multi-awardhttp://en.ispo-brandnew.com/Brandnew/The-voice-of-Skateboards.html winning documentary film has received over a million hits online and has been the official selection at a number of top film festivals across the world including Sundance
2011http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/skateistantoliveandskatekabul_sundance2011, SXSW
2011http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_FS11315, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010, One World
2011, Santa Cruz 2011 and The London Short Film Festival 2011. Awards to date include: Best Documentary LA Skate Film Festivalhttp://wordsandwheels.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/the-first-annual-la-skate-film-festival-results-awards-and-winners/, Best Documentary Portable Film Festival, Best Editing Underwire Film Festival, Best Cultural Film Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Finalist Fuji Film Shorts 2011.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. Operating against the backdrop of war and bleak prospects, the Skateistan charity projecthttp://www.skateistan.org is the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school, where a team of international volunteers work with girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 17. The short documentary film follows the lives of young skateboarders in Afghanistan, directed by UK filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedelhttp://www.grainmedia.co.uk. The film team includes cinematographer Franklin Dowhttp://www.franklindow.co.uk/ and editor Peta Ridleyhttp://www.petaridley.com/.
The multi-awardhttp://en.ispo-brandnew.com/Brandnew/The-voice-of-Skateboards.html winning documentary film has received over a million hits online and has been the official selection at a number of top film festivals across the world including Sundance
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
2011http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/skateistantoliveandskatekabul_sundance2011, SXSW
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
2011http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_FS11315, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010, One World
One World Film Festival
One World is the biggest human rights film festival in the world, held annually in Prague and other cities of the Czech Republic. Established in 1999 by the Czech NGO People in Need, the presents over 100 documentary films during nine days in Spring from around the world...
2011, Santa Cruz 2011 and The London Short Film Festival 2011. Awards to date include: Best Documentary LA Skate Film Festivalhttp://wordsandwheels.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/the-first-annual-la-skate-film-festival-results-awards-and-winners/, Best Documentary Portable Film Festival, Best Editing Underwire Film Festival, Best Cultural Film Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Finalist Fuji Film Shorts 2011.