

She leaves her mother, gets a job at the local grocery store and lives with these four girls. Her mom finds out Camille’s skating despite her promise, culminating in a violent altercation between Camille and her mother. Having chosen to live with her father since she was five, Camille’s view of a healthy male relationship is skewed when she leaves her father to live with her mother after her relationship with her father changes because she’s growing up and is no longer his tomboy. This group of girls quickly welcomes her into their circle of friends as well as into the skating community. Promising her mom she won’t skateboard again, she sneaks out of the house to a skateboard park, where she quickly makes friends with a group of girls: Janay, Eliza, Indigo, and Ruby. Shot mainly in the New York City streets and a skate park, SKATE KITCHEN gives viewers an inside look at the skateboard culture, but it has a strong Romantic worldview with excessive foul language, lewd content and marijuana use.Ī teenage girl and highly talented skateboarder, Camille, sustains an injury during practice. Content:Ĭommunity is the main theme of SKATE KITCHEN, an independent drama focusing on a teenage girl and her two groups of skateboard friends, a coming of age story depicting the uncertainty and the difficulties of growing up. Despite some slow parts, SKATE KITCHEN demonstrates what community can do to strengthen someone’s life but has a strong Romantic worldview with excessive foul language, lewd content and marijuana use. Candid conversations about young adulthood, love and relationships encapsulate what it’s like to navigate the muddy waters of being a teenager. Many scenes in the streets and the skate park enhance this interesting drama about community and the bonds of friendship. SKATE KITCHEN speaks to the trials of teenage life, including how to survive relationships and the drama they bring. Camille begins a relationship with Devon, a co-worker and fellow male skateboarder, but this causes a rift between her and her friends. She also quickly acclimates to the party and drug scene.

After a skateboarding injury, Camille disobeys her mother, leaves home, gets a job at the local grocery store, and lives with four girls who skateboard. Set in New York City, it’s a coming-of-age story depicting the uncertainty and the difficulties of growing up. SKATE KITCHEN is an independent drama focusing on a teenage girl and her two groups of skateboard friends.
