Magnolia Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Skate Kitchen (2018). The release will be available for purchase on December 4.
In the first narrative feature from The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle, Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (newcomer Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kickflip.
Writer/director Crystal Moselle immersed herself in the lives of the skater girls and worked closely with them, resulting in the film's authenticity, which combines poetic, atmospheric filmmaking and hypnotic skating sequences. SKATE KITCHEN precisely captures the experience of women in male-dominated spaces and tells a story of a girl who learns the importance of camaraderie and self-discovery.
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On September 21, the soundtrack to the critically acclaimed film, Skate Kitchen, will be released via Darkroom/Interscope Records. From 20-year-old electro-pop artist Clairo, the soundtrack's lead single, "Heaven," is available now via digital retailers.
In a very special collaboration, the "Heaven" video is co-directed by Skate Kitchen's director Crystal Moselle and its star Rachelle Vinberg. The single embodies the spirit of the atmospheric film with Clairo's dreamy melodies, delicate vocals, and ethereal soundscape. Including some of today's most exciting artists, the Skate Kitchen soundtrack signifies a bold return to the iconic youth-film soundtracks of the '80s and '90s.