Slipping: Skate's Impact on Egypt

Oct 11 2012 Not Rated 0h 56m
Biography, Documentary, News

In 2005 Omar and Cherif Herrawi started Egypt's first and only skateboard shop, SkateImpact. Six years later, while Egypt is still in a state of unrest, they passionately share their story with documentarian, Brett Wiese Saunders.

Plot

A biography on Egypt's first, and still to this day, only skateboard shop. Two brothers started the shop which resulted in a never before scene skateboard scene in their country. The project couldn't have been more timely, as these skateboarders created a wonderful parallel alongside their country's growing push from the majority of Egypt's youth for an independent lifestyle. This documentary was filmed during the massive protests during the fall of 2012. The documentary tells the story of this shop and the resulting scene through interviews from the CEOs, their skateboard team (including 1 female), a professional skateboarder, an Arabic movie star, and independent Egyptian filmmaker and a few others.

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Brett Wiese Saunders

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