''Getting Nowhere Faster'' is a 2004 American skate video featuring female

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. The video features

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footage of the world's most prominent female skateboarders, as well as a fiction film called ''The Skatepark Hauntings of Debbie Escalante''. The skateboarding footage is interwoven with scenes from the video. The

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features an option to watch only the skateboarding footage, or the storyline sections of the feature. The video is considered to be a major influence on the progression of women in skateboarding.

Synopsis

Debbie Escalante and her partner, the Cowboy, haunt a skate park, until a group of female skaters leave their dance class to combat Debbie.

Featured skaters

Amy Caron Amy Caron (born November 2, 1984) is a professional skateboarder living in Long Beach, California. Skateboarding Caron is at the forefront of a small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding at the age of 12, and is curren ...

Vanessa Torres Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards and is the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; ...

* Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins * Alex White * Kenna Gallagher * Faye Jaime * Lauren Mollica *

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* Elizabeth Nitu * Nugget * Stefanie Thomas * Patiane Frietas *

Lauren Perkins Lauren Grace Perkins (born January 1, 1995) is a professional skateboarder and model from Los Angeles, California. Skateboarding Perkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding in 2005 when a skate ...

Cameos

* Elissa Steamer,

Cara-Beth Burnside Cara-Beth Burnside, nicknamed "CB" (born July 23, 1971 in Orange, California, United States), is a professional skateboarder and snowboarder and ranks amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world. She was the first president of ...

, Jen O'Brien, Monica Shaw,

Lisa Whitaker Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

, Jessie Van Roechoudt,

Lacey Baker Leo Baker (formerly Lacey Baker; born November 24, 1991) is a goofy-footed American professional skateboarder from Covina, California, now based in New York City. Baker is transgender and non-binary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. Ea ...

DVD bonus features

*Bonus skate footage of several skaters *Tour footage *Skate footage from the public *Slideshow

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