Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
# Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) is a 2019 British documentary short film directed by Carol Dysinger and produced by Elena Andreicheva. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awards.

## Summary

The film is about Skateistan, a nonprofit organization, which started as a skate school in 2007 for girls from impoverished neighborhoods learning to read, write, and skateboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, where young women are not allowed to participate in sporting activities.

## Awards

### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | Best Documentary Feature (Short Subject) | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) | Won |

### BAFTA

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | Best British Short Film | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) | Won |
