United Skates

United Skates
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 42 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2018 Film Info: Screening format: DCP
Visit Website Director: Dyana Winkler, Tina Brown Executive Producer: Julie Parker Benello, Jim Butterworth, Daniel Chalfen, Simon Horsman, Mike Jackson, John Legend, Brenda Robinson, Jeffrey Soros, Ty Stiklorius Producer: Tina Brown, Dyana Winkler Screenwriter: Dyana Winkler Cinematographer: Tina Brown, Matthew Peterson, Dyana Winkler Editor: Katharine Garrison Cast: Phelicia Wright, Reggie Brown, Buddy Love

Once a booming industry, rollerskating rinks have dwindled throughout our country to the point of near-obsolesence. But while these last few vestiges of a bygone pastime struggle to stay open, a thriving underground community of thousands of African Americans gather in these spaces to engage in competitive skating while providing their families with a safe place to engage in this wildly kinetic tradition (the rinks even serving as the spot where performers like Queen Latifah and Dr. Dre got their start). United Skates is an electric history of an underground sensation.

Community Partners: Boone & Crockett, Brewcity Bruisers Roller Derby

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