Tag: skateboard film
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SK8HERS
During the early 1990s in Santa Barbara, where skateboarding was thriving in backyard mini-ramps and the Powell Skate Zone indoor park, a core group of women had found a connection and were fortunate to skate together. And their efforts were noticed! In 1992, Ethan Fox directed the first female-focused skateboard video called SK8HERS and thanks…
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Rhonda Doyle
In the early 1990s, when asked about other female skaters in the scene, Rhonda Doyle was given props by Cara-beth Burnside in her October 1991 interview for Thrasher. Burnside stated that, “My friend Rhonda Doyle skates vert and pools really well. She’s an aggro grinder girl” (47). Photos: Ethan Fox Rhonda was part of the…
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The Skate Witches
For most skateboarders today, when you hear mention of “The Skate Witches,” you might associate the reference to The Skate Witches zines by Kristin Ebeling and Shari White or the Bronx-based skate crew The Brujas, which both emerged simultaneously in 2014, or even The No Comply Coven that formed in 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.…
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Live and Let Ride
The first documentary film to focus solely upon the women’s skate scene was produced by Tara Cooper in 1999. Cooper’s independent production was called Live and Let Ride and was a 30-minute film that addressed many issues relating to women’s skateboarding experiences like their limited representation in mainstream skate magazines, lack of opportunities to compete…
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