Queens of Concrete
REGIONAL PREMIERE with Q&A
WED 12 March 5:15PM AEDT
Unclassified 12+
Dir Eliza Cox
Australia | 2024 | 90min
Special screening followed by a Q&A with director Eliza Cox.
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Every ticket purchased will enter the chance to win a Skate Pack, including a Surfin' Bird 'Cosy' Cruiser from Byron Bay Skateboards, and a merch pack from Heaps Normal.
“An impressive accomplishment. Cox has managed to condense six years of footage into a tight feature, with a balance between the personal stories of the subjects at the centre and the broader context of skating as an international sport.” – Screen Hub
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Shot over eight years, Queens of Concrete chronicles the journey from childhood to adulthood and the moments that define us. It’s 2016 and Hayley (14), Ava (13) and Charlotte (9) are following their dreams to qualify for the first ever Australian Olympic skateboarding team for the 2020 games.
The three girls are strong contenders, but they face crushing life lessons as they navigate heartbreak, betrayal, a global pandemic, and pressure beyond their years. As childhood naivety ebbs away, what began as Olympic ambition becomes a tale of resilience, triumph and self-discovery, and they must each wrestle with their own definition of success and find balance between the people they want to be, and the adults life is turning them into.
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Presented by Heaps Normal