"Amigo Skate, Cuba" is a documentary by Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar that follows Cuba's ban on skateboards and a charity group's mission to inspire at-risk youngsters through their love of skateboarding.
Skateboards are contraband in Cuba, but for 40 years an underground skate culture continued to survive on splintered decks and worn-out wheels.
Now, Cuba’s renegade skaters are teaming up with a charity group out of Miami that smuggles skateboards into the blockaded country.
Although risk is involved, the mission remains: overcome old prejudices and build a skate park in Havana to inspire Cuba’s at-risk youth.
"Amigo Skate, Cuba" premieres on October 20, 2020, on select theaters, and arrives on DVD and digital platforms on November 3.
