Skating is forbidden by the police in Uganda. They claim it is used as a tool for thugs and thieves, saying they use the skill of weaving through traffic to snatch things from cars and trucks. But for many young Ugandans it is passion, which provides a new sense of pride and self-expression.

But a few youngsters who fell in love with the sport, started to use their skates to get around the city for free by holding on to the backs of minibuses or motorbikes on uphill sections and overtaking them on the downhill parts. This is how the filmmakers Nicola von Leffern & Jakob Carl Sauer first took notice of them, which ended in a film-like chase through all of Kampala.

Brian (@brianclearlevel) from the Clear Level Crew invited them into his world. For him, skating is much more than a sport. It is a mindset.

The music video is an exerpt of an upcoming documentary film by Nicola von Leffern & Jakob Carl Sauer.

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A film by
Jakob Carl Sauer
Nicola von Leffern

Re-recording Mixer
Matthias Ermert

With
Brian Skater
Clear Level Uganda

Thanks to
Verena Guggenberger
Christian Guggenberger
Attila Boa

Music
HVOB - Bloom
Fink Remix
© PIAS

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