A new trick for Project Fearless

Skateboarding is a sport that is still very male-dominated, despite having very little reason to be. 

Amsterdam’s youngest all-girl skate crew features in How To Be A Roll Model, a documentary of friendship at the skate parks and on the streets. Giving these young girls the mic we hear about how it’s okay to fall, how not everyone will like you, and how cool it is to finally land that sick ollie. The girls are wonderfully supportive, open, and still learning the ropes of the sport. How To Be A Roll Model is an open invitation to join them, to be that kid again, to learn something new, even if it hurts.

Directed by Al Lewis, the piece for Project Fearless was created and shot almost entirely by a team of women and nonbinary crewmembers. Lewis says, “Growing up as a self-confessed tomboy, I wished for an initiative like this when I was young. I’d never really filmed with kids before and was a bit nervous about how they’d be as contributors, but meeting the girls for the first time, I was bowled over by their energy, kindness, and their willingness to learn. It was so much fun to make because of this and their open honesty and (at times hilarious) view on the world.”