the people of Kabul live a hard life with all the war and fighting around them at all times. follow the kids of Kabul as they escape from it all by skateboarding. a skatepark was amazingly built out there. in a society where woman aren't treated equally some girls break the mold and pick up a board too. the people aren't used to seeing skateboards so the older folks think it's some kind of magic. bewildered by stick flipping. hah. it's pretty moving seeing how skating can change their lives so significantly though. i hope they keep it up an are able to move out of there to live the fast and fun life of being a pro-skater. makes me feel like i take my obvious freedom but also my ability to skate around for granted.
SKATEISTAN: TO LIVE AND SKATE KABUL from Diesel New Voices on Vimeo.
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