Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
2019 short documentary film by Carol Dysinger
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Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) is a 2019 British documentary short film directed by Carol Dysinger and produced by Elena Andreicheva.[1] It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awards.[2]
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Directed byCarol Dysinger
Produced byElean Andreicheva, Molly Thompson, Orlando von Einsiedel
CinematographyLisa Rinzler
Edited byMary Manhardt
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| Directed by | Carol Dysinger |
| Produced by | Elean Andreicheva, Molly Thompson, Orlando von Einsiedel |
| Cinematography | Lisa Rinzler |
| Edited by | Mary Manhardt |
| Music by | Sasha Gordon |
| Animation by | Fleur Davisz Simon Tubbs |
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Running time | 39 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Summary
The film is about Skateistan, a nonprofit organization, which started as a skate school in 2007 for girls from impoverished neighborhoods learning to read, write, and skateboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, where young women are not allowed to participate in sporting activities.[3][4]
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2020[5] | Best Documentary Feature (Short Subject) | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) | Won[6][2] |
British Academy Film Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2020 | Best British Short Film | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) | Won |