Origin: Unknown | Documentary | Director: Maen Hammad | 22 minutes

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Kickflips over the occupation or how to use skateboard acrobatics to escape the violence, stress and gloom of everyday life. This is how teenagers live this emerging culture in the West Bank.

In his documentary, Maen Hammad introduces us to the skateboarding scene in Palestine. The director takes us to young skaters and gives them a voice. For them, skateboarding is much more than a hobby, as this young boy tells us: "I have many friends in Israel. Skateboarding allows us to connect on another level. When I go to Israel with my skateboard, people see me as a skateboarder, not as a terrorist.

Review: https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/node/46102

Full feature: https://player.vimeo.com/video/135585858

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