Take a glimpse into the creative process and approach behind India's first film on skateboarding, Skater Girl, which was released worldwide on Netflix on June 11, 2021.
Written, Directed and Produced by: Manjari Makijany
Produced by: Emmanuel Pappas
Co-written and Produced by: Vinati Makijany
Edited by: Erik Hinrichsen
Starring: Rachel Saanchita Gupta, Amy Maghera, Shafin Patel, Jonathan Readwin with special appearance by Waheeda Rehman.
Synopsis: Skater Girl is a coming-of-age story about confidence, courage, and the profound impact of blazing your own trail. Set in a remote village in Rajasthan, India, the film follows Prerna (Rachel Saanchita Gupta in her debut performance), a local teen living a life bound by tradition and duty to her parents. But when London-bred advertising executive Jessica (Amy Maghera) arrives in the village to learn more about her late father’s childhood, Prerna and the other local children are introduced to an exciting new adventure thanks to Jessica and her old friend (Jonathan Readwin) who cruises into town on a skateboard.
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The filmmakers road-tripped more than 1000kms across India to find a location to build one of India's largest and Rajasthan's first skatepark, Desert Dolphin Skatepark. Against the rustic backdrop and concrete roads, they stumbled upon Khempur, a tiny remote village about 50kms away from #Udaipur.
Despite construction delays thanks to monsoon rains, the 14,500-square-foot #skatepark was built in 45 days with the help from India’s skatepark design company @100Ramps and skate collective @Holystoked who assembled a local and international build crew.
The skatepark now runs as a free community space and empowers hundreds of children from in and around the village, where they are encouraged to dream. Currently, they have volunteer programs running under The Living Grace Foundation to provide continued support for the children at the skatepark.
Visit www.desertdolphinskatepark.com and www.thelivinggrace.org to know more.
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