Amigo Skate Cuba
Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture survived on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Their mission - overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.
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Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture survived on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Their mission - overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.
PURCHASE THE DVD HERE!
Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture survived on splintered decks and worn-out wheels. Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country. Their mission - overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.
PURCHASE THE DVD HERE!
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
OFFICIAL TRAILER
TAGLINE
overcoming old prejudices
TECH SPECS
Runtime: 73 min
Format: 1.78
Sound: Dolby SR
Country: United States, Cuba
Language: English, Spanish
Rating: n/a
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, PUBLICITY
Official Selection - Miami Film Festival
“Hits”
-Digigods.com
“first rate cinematography”
-Yes! Weekly
“overcome old prejudices and build a skate park”
-Yahoo! News
“time to celebrate”
-Decider
“not a year for holding back on creativity”
-PressReader
-”Very creative”
-pressreader
“Inspiring”
-truesk8boardmag
“most anticipated”
-The Film Vault
“breakout performance”
-Reelbob
“in support”
-Amigo Skate, Cuba
“to inspire”
-On Video
“New to view”
-The Film Yap
“cathartic”
-Finger Lakes Times
“Inspiring”
-surfertoday
“feels good”
-Huffpost
“Featured on Univision”
-Univision
Nominated- Knight Documentary Achievement Award - Best Documentary - Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar
Won - Knight Documentary Achievement Award - Best Documentary - Christopher Wedding, Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar
