Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2019)

- Directed by
- Carol Dysinger, John Haptas
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 39 min
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In Afghanistan, young girls learn to read, write, and skateboard. A school program teaches them skills and builds confidence despite the challenges of war.
inspiringhopefulfocusedresilientupbeatempoweringintimateobservational
What happens
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. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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