Skateistan follows a group of young skaters in Afghanistan who run a chartity that operates against the backdrop of war and poverty. The Skateistan charity project is the worlds first co-educational skateboarding school.
The reason I like this documentary and have chosen to write about it is mainly because of how it tackles the issue its focused on. Normally what I think would be a stereotypical documentary of how the war affects the people of Afghanistan would follow a more generic style for the topic it is tackling. I like that it focuses on the issue through skating, its a very unusual thing for a charity to be run through skating, and the fact that Orlando Von Einsiedel plays on this, makes it a very interesting piece.
It conveys the message across though nonetheless, and powerfully too. Some of the vox pops are moving and upsetting. It is beautifully filmed, the colours work well, the landscape shots are appealing but express the poverty of Afghanistan also. The electronic beats go well with the skater theme.
http://vimeo.com/15841377
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