![]() ![]() ![]() In another minute it’s forgotten, anyway. Half of the Skate Kitchen take to their phones to scroll back and check the official history book - Instagram, where they banded together two years ago and amassed 76,300 followers by posting skate videos, skate fails, triumphs, goofs, and images of inclusive, girl power-infused inspiration. ![]() But first, they crowd into a nearby cafe, where an innocent question breaks the morning peace before the coffee and acai bowls arrive: When exactly did the Skate Kitchen first assemble? Later, they’ll try out the iconic ramps and rails of the Venice skate park. Loosely inspired by the skaters’ own experiences, the film centers on shy Camille (Rachelle Vinberg), a Long Island teen who links up with a welcoming squad of women that dare to be themselves and skate free among the male-dominated streets and skate parks of New York. The Skate Kitchen tends to roll deep wherever they go, even on this summer day when the New York City-based crew finds themselves soaking up the West Coast sunshine.Ī collective of fearless female skateboarders all in or around their early 20s, the members of the Skate Kitchen are now also the stars of their own eponymous indie film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is currently playing in limited release, directed by filmmaker Crystal Moselle (“The Wolfpack”). Mid-morning just off the Venice boardwalk, six striking young women arrive, skateboards in tow. ![]()
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