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"A Moroccan Skateboarding Tale"

Between 2009 and 2011, I filmed and edited Nassim Lachhab's very first skateboarding videos in Rabat, Morocco. In 2020, after having lived in France and Spain, Nassim became the first Moroccan and African professional skater in history. Ever since then, I kept wondering: What had it been like for Nassim to rise to the forefront of the international skate scene, all the while wrestling with the challenges of immigration? In what way did his groundbreaking trajectory resonate with the current state of Morocco's skate scene?

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  • El Medhi Anys

    El Medhi Anys

    Self

  • Marissa N. Blanchard

    Marissa N. Blanchard

    Self

  • Rachid El Khadraoui

    Rachid El Khadraoui

    Self

  • Nassim Lachhab

    Nassim Lachhab

    Self

  • Yassine Sellame

    Yassine Sellame

    Self

Overview

Between 2009 and 2011, I filmed and edited Nassim Lachhab's very first skateboarding videos in Rabat, Morocco. In 2020, after having lived in France and Spain, Nassim became the first Moroccan and African professional skater in history. Ever since then, I kept wondering: What had it been like for Nassim to rise to the forefront of the international skate scene, all the while wrestling with the challenges of immigration? In what way did his groundbreaking trajectory resonate with the current state of Morocco's skate scene?

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