We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our servers. We hope to have this resolved soon. This issue doesn't affect premium users.
Get Premium
Watch on MixDrop/MyStream
United Skates
Description
It seems to be a story that brings together more documentaries about music, dance and multiple accents. When one of America's strongest roller rinks is threatened with closure, a major community is waging a new battle to preserve that culture, one of the most important cultures in existence. It is a series of documentaries on music, dance and rap in the West Coast.
It seems to be a story that brings together more documentaries about music, dance and multiple accents. When one of America's strongest roller rinks is threatened with closure, a major community is waging a new battle to preserve that culture, one of the most important cultures in existence. It is a series of documentaries on music, dance and rap in the West Coast.
Actors:
Reggie Brown,
Queen Latifah,
Tim Easton,
Salt-N-Pepa,
Coolio,
Alonzo Williams,
Vin Rock
Reggie Brown
Queen Latifah
18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Tim Easton
Salt-N-Pepa
Coolio
1 August 1963, Compton, California, USA
Alonzo Williams
Vin Rock
17 September 1970, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Tina Brown, Dyana Winkler
Country:
United States
COMMENTS (0)
Sort by
Newest
Newest
Oldest
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
February 19, 2019
Amid it all are the joyful expressions on wheels, reflective of different cities and regions.
November 29, 2018
This is a passion project in the best sense of the word, a movie in which the ingenuity and dedication of the filmmakers illuminate the same qualities in their subjects.
April 19, 2018
Charming, informative, and a little heartbreaking.
February 09, 2019
The documentary brings to the foreground a fascinating and, moreover, beautiful culture lurking in the background of other stories.
February 22, 2019
In a brisk 89 minutes, they give us the fabulous world of ... good times, great music, and pretty amazing skating.
February 18, 2019
A celebration of a vibrant black subculture that also shows how discrimination can pervade even the most harmless pastime.
November 28, 2018
Round and round it flows - why not jump on in?
February 20, 2019
United Skates shows a subculture that needs some promotion, has a great soundtrack, good interviews, and shows dance moves that can give you chills.
October 27, 2018
This is a film that paints a humanizing portrait of an endangered form of expression, risked at the hands of the micro-racism and economic tribulations faced by the African-American community.
April 20, 2018
Makes you want to see if those old skates are still buried in the closet.
December 23, 2018
I was hypnotised by the way the camera was capturing these people and embedding itself on the floor, swooping and swinging with as much vigour as the people its watching.
April 26, 2018
This kaleidoscopically vibrant, essential-viewing survey plunges audiences into a dazzling underground scene, celebrating the endangered art form it finds there.
