About them

“’Skateboarding is about being stupid,’ Pascale said during the rehearsals. It doesn’t matter what group you belong to; the main thing is that you are skilled and brave. The core of our skate crew consists of the queer members of VUM. They come from diverse cultural backgrounds, hailing from the Netherlands, Afghanistan, France, the United States, and Germany. With their crew, they have created a safe space in a male-dominated skate world. Kesse carries a heavy burden, hoping that someone will forgive them—especially May and then Kesse themselves. It’s a universal fear that always accompanies us: something that has happened cannot be undone, and reconciliation doesn’t take place. When something goes wrong, one is cast out of paradise, nuclear wars break out, and the planet suffocates in CO2. Those who forgive may not save the world, but they keep alive the hope that we are good.”