The Story of Estonian Skateboarding

The Story of Estonian Skateboarding

2024 · 54 min · Documentary

Skateboarding, with its all-encompassing lifestyle, personal expression, creativity, and rebellious spirit has grown into something more than just doing tricks in Estonia. Skaters repeat in unison, “Skateboarding has given me everything.” Skateboarding is their life. Skateboarding is freedom. This is the story of a scene spanning five decades in Estonia, from the boards made with clay wheels in the 1980s to today’s youth, for whom the whole world is open.

Directed by Ivar Murd · Written by Ivar Murd

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