Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2020)

CinemaSerf

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Feb 19, 2026

Skateboarding seems to be a theme amongst short films in 2019, as this one and “Kamali” show us just how effective this sport can be when it comes to empowering young girls in a society where their roles and positions are mapped out along more traditional lines. This feature takes us into a school for girls - nicknamed “Skateistan” - where they are being taught to read and stay upright on their wheels, all whilst the resurgent Taliban are imposing themselves more and more in a Kabul that will likely change quite profoundly for both them and their opportunities. From the mouths of a couple of t…