Historically, skateboard has been dominated by mostly “cisgender-white-males”. Berlin skate mag PLACE has teamed up with Lea Isabell, filmer and editor Leon Moss and a crew of around 20 to present “FLINTA” – a film dedicated to representing non-binary skaters. *FLINTA: female, lesbian, intersexual, non-binary, transgender & a-sexual.
“In the last few years, we have all experienced a worldwide change in skateboarding. In the past, we only really saw men properly represented in skateboarding, whereas, nowadays, we see humans of many gender types and walks of life represented. To achieve that, we worked hard. Seeing so many people, passionate about the same sport/lifestyle, is truly heartwarming. But still, we could argue that we are a too homogeneous group. Many people, minorities, are still in the shadows and only feel comfortable in so-called, safe spaces. This skate tour was my first attempt to try and involve the unseen people, to give them the chance to be seen. And through this trip, have the ability to show all of you, how things could look, if we all start to seriously work to overcome gender-specific borders. In 2021 we all know events like girls-night. Events, which are focused on either the location or girls-only projects which include only Womxn and LGBTQ* people. In demarcation therefrom, the idea of this skate trip was to create a safe space, not by using a location but only through the will of the participants. We went into many public spaces in and around Berlin, which led us to create this skate video together, which in turn, allowed us to be visible. It was an attempt to try and create a futuristic image of skateboarding both in real-time and on social media. Important was, that the people who participated consist mainly of people we need to include and support in our 2021 skateboard community. But…and this is a big but… without excluding other gendered humans like CIS men. Because: Inclusion doesn’t work if we exclude!” – Lea Isabell.
Intro by Roland Hoogwater.
Text and Project realized by Lea Isabell Uhle.
Film, Edit & Photos by Leon Moss.
