SXSW: Afghan Girls Drop Into Half-Pipes

"Skateistan," a documentary that screened in SXGlobal Shorts, is about an emerging skateboarding school, Afghanistan’s first, which is dedicated to teaching both male and female students. Each week over 280 students make their way to the Afghan National Olympic Grounds to spend two hours at Skateistan. Each student attends class once a week to earn time skateboarding in a skatepark assembled by aid workers. View the full film here.