Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[5] | Best Documentary Feature (Short Subject) | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) | Won[6][7] |
BAFTA
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best British Short Film | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) | Won |
References
- "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) | Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca.
- 2020|Oscars.org
- "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl)". A&E.
- "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl)". Film Independent.
- Barsanti, Sam (February 9, 2020). "Here Are the Winners from the 92nd Academy Awards". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)" wins Best Documentary Short Subject-Oscars on YouTube
- 2020|Oscars.org
External links
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