This film tells the story of a class of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul. In Afghanistan, a country still dubbed 'one of the worst places to be born a girl', skateboarding offers girls a unique opportunity to compete, play, and gain courage.
-
Carol DysingerCarol Dysinger is a filmmaker, writer, artist, and educator, whose contemporary work offers a counter-narrative to traditional stories of conflict. She is in the midst of a trilogy on Afghanistan and America post 9/11. In 2005, she traveled solo to Afghanistan with camera in hand to make her feature directorial debut, which screened at MOMA, SXSW, Human Rights Watch and at The Hague. A longtime consultant for Sundance Doc Lab, she is a much sought after story and editing advisor for documentaries and hybrid work around the world. Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) won the Oscar for Documentary (Short Subject) in 2020.