

Skateboarding Is Not for Girls
Adela (11), a Romani girl from Skopje, lives in a ghetto with her mother and older sister, Zara. When her family faces a financial crisis, Adela’s mother is sure that the only solution is to sell Zara at the bridal market. Adela can’t accept this destiny for her older sister and takes matters into her own hands. After a few unsuccessful attempts to find a job, she decides to join a skateboarding contest even though, in her culture, skateboarding is frowned upon for girls. The only way she can learn how to skate and have a chance to win the contest is if she befriends the gang of skater girls from her school. Adela starts navigating between the two different cultures, where she finds herself caught between two very different models of femininity.
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- Released
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- Language
- Macedonian
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Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival 4 Jun 2026
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA
- PremiereSarajevo Film Festival20 Aug 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival16 Oct 2026
IcelandIS
- PremiereReykjavik International Flm Festival25 Sept 2026
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Skateboarding Is Not for Girls was released on 4 June 2026.
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