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Skate Kitchen

2018 · 106 min

A loose, sunlit drift through city streets and girlhood, more hangout than plot, with an ache of loneliness underneath.

Directed by
Crystal Moselle
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran
Overview
Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.

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Directed by
Crystal Moselle
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Crystal Moselle, Aslıhan Ünaldı, Jen Silverman
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America, Brazil, United Kingdom
Languages
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