Skate Like a Lass

Rural England is not typically where you would expect to find a league of skaters, and yet it is here where the positive impact that skateboarding can bring to individuals and the community is most felt. Filmmaker and photographer, Juliet Klottrup had always been engrossed with the culture of skateboarding, obsessing over the zines, VHS tapes and video games alongside her brothers, and yet never saw herself represented within the pages or the films. Would she have pursued it more if she saw herself? Perhaps, but instead of tripping up over what could have been, Juliet spent over two years using her visual skills to document grassroots skateboarding communities for women and LGBTQIA+ people up north. Skate Like a Lass is an ode to the community, resilience, individuality and friendship that skating brings to the world. For those not typically and historically represented to see themselves within pages and motion is an incredibly powerful tool.