![]() ![]() The acceptance of being a girl is one thing, but on a plot level, Skate Kitchen is more about being in a group of girls, and what that means for an individual’s growth and sense of self. “And us girls, we think too much.” There’s more than a hint of self-admonition in her voice. “That’s the thing, you can’t think,” Camille replies. “I feel like a lot of good skaters just don’t think,” Janay says. At one point, the two laze about Janay’s bedroom, watching videos of boys doing reckless stunts. Later, after running away from home, Camille talks to temporary roommate Janay (Ardelia Lovelace) about the betrayal that puberty was the disappointment that at some point she would have to deal with and think about her own body. But it’s clear Moselle vibes off the unscripted group dynamics of tight clans, and Skate Kitchen feels pointedly different than a similar loosey-goosey slice-of-life would feel about teen skater boys (for proof, see: Larry Clark’s Wassup Rockers). Skate Kitchen, based around an eponymous real-life Lower Manhattan all-girl skateboard posse, has a barely veiled cinéma-vérité style, the kind that’s very in vogue right now. ![]() It’s a bracing, kind of out-of-left-field set of stakes to introduce so early in the film, but making us painfully aware of our young female protagonist’s body is one of the smartest things Moselle does in her first narrative feature after her debut documentary The Wolfpack. She protests, until mom brings up the fact that she might not only invite more grievous injury to herself, but she may prevent herself from being able to have kids. The ensuing hospital visit has her mom laying down the law - no more skating for Camille. The worst and most shocking incident in the coming-of-age story occurs within the first three minutes, as Long Island skater girl Camille ( Rachelle Vinberg) wipes out in bloody, anatomically specific fashion at her local skate park. Photo: The Years Of Living Dangerously, LLC./Courtesy of Magnolia Picturesīeing the old and dusty thirtysomething pile of bones that I am, I did not know what getting “credit carded” was until this week, and now, no thanks to the opening of Crystal Moselle’s Skate Kitchen, I am knee-squeezingly enlightened. Image of Maiz Denver's delicious Gorditas.Skate Kitchen. Read more about Oh My Stars! Taurus Edition here. Giddyup! loves vintage toys and fabrics and buttons and miniatures….oh my!Ĭhokecherry Apothecary is back, offering plant medicine and radical magic for the revolution of the the mind, body, and soul with mindful adherence to cultural sustainability.įree skate rentals (kids sizes - men’s size 14), available on a first come, first served basis We will have lots of cute, DIY merch made by your fav local sluts that you can make a donation to snag and help us fundraise for this year’s SlutWalk Denver event on Saturday June 11th (location TBA)! Follow IG for more updates and thank you for your slutidarity! SlutWalk Denver is a grassroots/DIY movement for consent-culture, led for and by proud sluts, survivors, and SWers. Maiz Denver will be serving up Gorditas and Tacos from 5-10pm. Hungry skaters can get delicious eats at the Rollerdome. Where are the Taurus bulls? Mark your calendar for Friday, May 20th, for a night of Taurus magic. ![]()
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