Poly-Ollie - Family Skate Shorts

Family session - this session is for families and young people under 14. 

This Session takes place at Dracaena Centre Address: Dracaena Ave, Falmouth TR11 2ES Phone: 01326 319414

The Poly and Dracaena Centre Youth Services are working with Affinity Skateboarding on a day of skate for local young people. A selection of short films will be screened, celebrating local and international young skaters followed by a beginner's skate session run by Affinity Skateboarding. 

12 - 1 a selection of short skate films 

1.15 - 2 beginners skateboarding lesson with Affinity Skateboarding (sign up on the day)

Film programme: 

Film run time - 1 hour total 

Skate like a Lass - Juliet Klotrupp’s 2025 film documents young skaters in Northern England. The title comes from the tag line of ‘Cumbria Cvven’ a Girls skate group in Barrow-in-Furness. 3 minutes

Get up and Try again - Matt Aitia’s 2025 film shows the struggles of learning how to kick flip. A film of resilience, hard work and success through failing. 3 minutes

In Crust we Trust - A section of Matt Hunt's 2016 South West skateboarding scene video, with Eric Wade, Jake Sparham and Steve Spencer. 14 minutes

Kernow Remixed - The first screening of a shorter remixed version of the full length Cornwall based skate video released April 2025 titled Kernow’ filmed and edited by Liam ‘Shicken’ Jeffries. 4 minutes 

Ask the girls in Cairo - This 2025 film shows the hidden lives of teens in Egypt who are skateboarders, drifters and motorcycle riders. 4 minutes 

Imilla Skate - In the mountains of Bolivia, a group of women challenge gender stereotypes through skateboarding, wearing traditional Pollera skirts. In this 2025 film they work together to plan the building of Bolivia’s first skate park. 15 minutes

Boneless 180 - A film by Laya Hartman. Dayna Doles, one of the few Black girls in a wealthy Detroit suburb, grows a deep love for skateboarding. Ostracized, she meets pro-skater Christiana Smith and begins to unlock her true potential. 22 minutes 

 

A selection of skate parts curated by Affinity Skateboarding

Photo taken from Skate Like a Lass by Juliet Klotrupp

 

Poly-Ollie - Family Skate Shorts

Thursday 16th April 12pm

Tickets:  Free just pay booking fees (£1.50)

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold. A 50p booking fee is also applied per ticket for online and telephone transactions.

Please be aware films will start at the advertised time, we rarely show adverts and usually show under 5 minutes of trailers. 

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