Ethan Shanfeld Jessica Edwards is directing and producing “Skate Dreams,” an upcoming documentary about female skateboarders, as the first Olympic competition for them is underway in Tokyo.Produced by Film First, the Brooklyn-based shingle Edwards founded in 2010, the documentary will chronicle the rise of female skateboarding from its origins to its international debut as an Olympic sport.
It will profile six female skaters from around the world, including U.S. Women’s Olympic Skateboarding coach Mimi Knoop, who are on a mission to transform the sport into a more inclusive and diverse global community.Gary Hustwit, director-producer of “Helvetica,” is serving as executive producer on the project. “We’ve been working for a long time to.
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