United Skates(2018)

United Skates is a documentary that chronicles the fight to preserve America's last roller rinks as closures threaten an underground subculture rooted in Black and Latino communities. Across decades, these rinks have served as safe spaces for self-expression, dance, and belonging—places where roller skating culture flourished despite economic pressures and gentrification. The film follows activists, skaters, and rink owners as they confront systemic inequities and work to keep their spaces alive. Directors Deon Taylor and Ava DuVernay capture the passion and resilience of thousands fighting to protect a vital part of American cultural heritage. United Skates reveals how these rinks represent far more than recreation; they're anchors of community identity in neighborhoods facing displacement and erasure.

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