''Getting Nowhere Faster'' is a 2004 American

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featuring female skateboarders. 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 * Vanessa Torres * Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins * Alex White * Kenna Gallagher * Faye Jaime *

Lauren Mollica Lauren Mollica (born July 7, 1980) is an American professional skateboarder from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Skateboarding Mollica is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. Started by snowboarding, and only skateboarded off a ...

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

Lauren Perkins Lauren Grace Perkins (born December 27, 1988) 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 1998 when a skat ...

Cameos

* Elissa Steamer, Cara-Beth Burnside, Jen O'Brien, Monica Shaw, Lisa Whitaker, Jessie Van Roechoudt, Leo Baker

DVD bonus features

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

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