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MDC’S TOWER THEATER MIAMI (THEATER 1)
1508 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135

AMIGO SKATE, CUBA

Screening

03/17/2018 1:00pm

Event Films

AMIGO SKATE, CUBA

Skateboarding is as much a passion as a leisure activity—but to skate in Cuba requires a level of ardor, we Americans know nothing about. Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar’s debut documentary tracks a transnational effort led by Miami’s own Rene Lecuor, founder of Amigo Skate, to get Cuban skaters the gear and space they need.

The journey is uphill: the only current skate-park in Havana is built on a drainage ditch and the Cuban government is reluctant to recognize skateboarding—an American invention—as a valid sport. What’s more, negotiating with government officials demands a demonstrative respect for authority that can feel antithetical to those whose credo is founded in skate culture’s outlaw mentality.

Filled with thrilling sequences of skate virtuosity, Amigo Skate, Cuba presents a fascinating case of cooperation overcoming culture clash—and a universal portrait of freedom on four little wheels.


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Guests Attending

  • James
    Wilkey
  • Roger
    M. Mayer
  • Peter
    Liska
  • Chris
    Wedding
  • Vanesa
    Wilkey-Escobar
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