United Skates (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO
As America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, United Skates spotlights a community of thousands who fight to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating.
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Used to be part of this community in atl I’m going to dust off my skates I’m ready, can’t wait to see this documentary.
So here for this!!!
I'm looking forward to this documentary!!!
looking at this makes me want to skate again coming out of PHiLLY
Thank u❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️sharing our story…I need this after 6 year depression burying my parents
meh where's GoT s8 trailer?
Who else read as “UNITED STATE”.
I just watched it. Of course it was about race….
"On white nights. No security no police but on black night, tons of security and tons of police" – black soman2
blah blah blah. As if there is such a dividing night anyways.
Facts, on those said nights, on "white nights" its much calmer not 1/3 of the amount of people, a different crowd and rarely drama. On "black nights", its hip hop music and draws a different crowd. Place is packed to the rafters and there is always beef mulitple times in a night.
Enough is enough. Look in the mirror and quit playing the poor me im a victim bullshit. Its beyond getting old now ppl!
Everything has to be so dividing now a days its disgusting.
As a derby girl I'm feeling a level of skate solidarity tbh
Omg are you seriously fucking tellimg me that closing skate rinks is a racist plot? Give me a fucking break. You liberals have reached an entire new level of stupidity with this one. HBO is pure garbage
I watched. I live in nc. There are EIGHT rinks within 30min of my home. Greensboro north has a thriving"adult night". The guy from nc was either lying, exaggerating-but truly mistaken. There are more than 14 rinks in nc.there is a black skate culture in nc.
My wife’s a national champion …..
Salute to all the experienced backward skaters #Elmwood millennial
This is such an AWESOME documentary-just beautifully done, super entertaining and moving -;)
My dad was in this He was there to represent Baltimore with his club
Watched it yesterday and it was great! I really had no idea that skating was such a big family thing in the African-American community. That’s awesome. It definitely made me want to skate again.
Well done. I learned a lot. One of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. Respect!!
Thanks HBO for putting our story out. Just need it released to other venues so everyone can see that they are closing Skating Rinks down all across the USA. Those are my friends and skate family. Love them ALL
OMGoodness this movie makes me SOOOOOo happy!!! I LOVE roller skating!!!! SOOO glad to see there are ppl out there who love it too!!!!
Gentrification is a disease.
Twin City Skate, Elizabeth, NJ….RIP closed years ago….We won't be stopped tho!!! I''ve been skating since birth!! Skating out of my mama's womb!! LOL!!
Crazy. I worked on this years ago.
watched this in my english class almost teared up at the end. it was hella good
Shake n bake baby Baltimore
Seems a bit sensationalized. I wonder if it's worth the attention.
I miss rich city skate
THE OWNER DID NOT NEED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. [on a party night]. I was irked he ruined the skate party crowd vibes.
I just watched this on bbc4 in UK today and it was great.
anyone got the full doc ?
Love it
They didn't even show Cascade or any ATL
Excellent documentary, well deserved that Emmy nomination.
Always makes me pumped and ready to go out and improve my skating when I watch it
I need to watch this Documentary.
Man I miss skating, grew up doing it my whole life. Both my parents were skaters and worked at my hometown rink (skate castle in Decatur Al) just closed the doors, new owner ran the place in the ground.
Loved this movie! Quite sad at times, but inspirational. Great work by the producers/directors, especially Tina as another ex-Brisbane based skater. Loved it.
What a great program, and the dancing was soooooooooo grooved!!!!!! Its sick that capitalism is dividing the people and shutting down all these rinks. Im in the UK and it happened here, same as in the USA they started closing down the rinks in the late 80s. Theyve closed down 90% of the ice and roller rinks, the music venues, litterally all the great places people united at, they want us at home alone, broken and divided. This show is inspirational to see the great community and how despite shutting down venues people got it together to reopen World on Wheels and celebrate life. Power to the people !!!!!!!
Brilliant story , people & music.
why for black people and it doesn't say anything about anyone else? that media is not accurate at all, there are skaters all over the united states from every background.