See How Skateboarding Is Changing Lives in Rural South Africa | Short Film Showcase

You must say action, action. Uh, first, I'd like you to introduce yourself. My name is, my name is, and my is, and I'm 15 years old. Where do you live? I live in S H.

What are you doing for a living there? Comes, there it comes, now. Okay, my name is, and I've been skating for like around 6 years, 7 years, and I think it's cool to skate. So, um, I skate at Indo skate camp with the other...

This thing is important for me because, yeah, it's important for everybody because we used to play here. It was not completely good because the children were playing on the streets; we were playing very rough. So we have collected every kid that is playing in the yards and on the street that could skate at IND the skate camp, and I love it a lot.

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Tell the way we came together. All the guys and girls come together to be like a family. There are coaches that are coaching us that say, "You mustn't do that; somebody doesn't like it." Okay, and teach me to respect someone like you respect yourself. I get my heart, I need, and I wonder how can I make you [Music] [Applause] tell me not playing in the road.

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This skate park has been with us for about 25, 26 [Applause] [Music] years. Pool or it's pool? How old are you? 10? Just got off the bus, 6 hours in the van. There ising at... So, who's got the longest grind right now? Anyone know?

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All right, second place [Music] thir place we got Terry. We are skateboarders because we want to live a life which is good and awesome. When I have something to share, well, I don't always let you know because I know I'm just wasting my [Music] time.

Please try and change your way, baby. Maybe we could go my way together. [Music] You got to believe in me; everything's going to be all right, baby. Try and change your [Music] way, try and make it with me, baby. You got to change, yeah, cool. C.