SKATE KITCHEN

September 14 – 20
SKATE KITCHEN
Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (newcomer Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kickflip. Writer/director Crystal Moselle immersed herself in the lives of the skater girls and worked closely with them, resulting in the film’s authenticity, which combines poetic, atmospheric filmmaking and hypnotic skating sequences. SKATE KITCHEN precisely captures the experience of women in male-dominated spaces and tells a story of a girl who learns the importance of camaraderie and self-discovery.
Dir: Crystal Moselle / 2018 / US / 100 min

“Celebrates the liberation and the sisterhood that comes with skateboarding, with a mostly refreshing take on how teen girls deal with parents, boys and each other.” – Alonso Duralde, TheWrap

“It is first and foremost an irresistible hangout movie, offering a thoroughly millennial, vérité spin on ’80s skater classics like Thrashin.” – Andrew Barker, Variety

“Skate Kitchen exists in a time when it’s still not normalized for men to see women on skateboards, but the crystal clear coolness of Moselle’s film proves they should get with the program.” – Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com

SCREENING: FRI 9/14 9:00PM; SUN 9/16 5:00PM; TUE 9/18 7:00PM; WED 9/19 4:00PM; THU 9/20 7:00PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.