Getting Nowhere Faster | |
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Produced by | Villa Villa Cola |
Starring | Vanessa Torres Amy Caron Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Alex White |
Distributed by | Element |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Getting Nowhere Faster is a 2004 American skate video featuring female skateboarders. The video features skateboarding footage of the world's most prominent female skateboarders, as well as a fiction film called The Skatepark Hauntings of Debbie Escalante. The skateboarding footage is interwoven with scenes from the video. The DVD features an option to watch only the skateboarding footage, or the storyline sections of the feature. The video is considered to be a major influence on the progression of women in skateboarding. [1] [2] [3]
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