Epicly Palestine'd: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank

“Palestine, Sports, Skateboarding”

8.0

2015

26m

Documentary

The story of how a small group of teenagers created a skate scene from scratch in a place where you can't even buy a skateboard, whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation.

Epicly Palestine'd: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank

Key Crew

Director

Philip Joa

Cast (4)

Aram Sabbah

Himself

Abdullah Milhem

Himself

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