''Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl)'' is a

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British documentary short film directed by

Carol Dysinger Carol Dysinger is the co-director of ''Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)'', for which she and Elena Andreicheva won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Best Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awar ...

and produced by

Elena Andreicheva Elena Andreicheva is a Ukrainian-born producer and filmmaker. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11, and later studied physics at Imperial College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science and then a Masters in Science Communicat ...

. It won the

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at the

92nd Academy Awards The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...

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Summary

The film is about

Skateistan Skateistan is an international non-profit organization that uses skateboarding and education to empower children. Over 2,500 children, aged 5–17, attend Skateistan's programs in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. 50% of students are girls. ...

, a nonprofit organization, which started as a skate school in 2007 for girls from impoverished neighborhoods learning to read, write, and skateboard in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, where young women are not allowed to participate in sporting activities.

Awards

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BAFTA

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