United Skates

{{Short description|2018 American documentary film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = United Skates

| image = United Skates poster.jpg

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| director = {{Plainlist|

• Tina Brown
• Dyana Winkler

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| writer = Dyana Winkler

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| producer =

| starring =

| narrator =

| cinematography = {{Plainlist|

• Matthew Peterson
• Tina Brown
• Dyana Winkler

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| editing = Katharine Garrison

| music = {{Plainlist|

• Jongnic Bontemps
• James Lawrence Winkler

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| studio = {{Plainlist|

• Get Lifted Film Co.
• Los Angeles Media Fund
• Naked Edge Films
• Secret Sauce Media

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| distributor = HBO Films

| released = {{Film date|2018|4|19|Tribeca|2019|2|18|United States}}

| runtime = 89 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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United Skates is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown about African-American roller skating culture. The film was executive produced by John Legend and features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Nature.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/film/united-skates-shows-how-rinks-are-rolling-with-the-punches-10081569|title=HBO's United Skates Takes a Thrilling Spin Through Roller-Skate Culture|last=Scherstuhl|first=Alan|date=November 30, 2018|work=LA Weekly|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306050033/https://www.laweekly.com/film/united-skates-shows-how-rinks-are-rolling-with-the-punches-10081569|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/united-skates-hbo-documentary-rollerskating|title=John Legend, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa—They All Play a Part in One of 2019's Most Exciting HBO Documentary Debuts|last=Miller|first=Mary Alice|work=Vanity Fair|date=January 11, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021959/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/united-skates-hbo-documentary-rollerskating|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-hbo-documentary-united-skates-shows-how-rollerskating-mirrors-the-black-american-experience-15939537|title=The New Documentary 'United Skates' Shows How Rollerskating Mirrors The Black American Experience|last=Beck|first=Lia|work=Bustle|date=February 18, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043605/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-hbo-documentary-united-skates-shows-how-rollerskating-mirrors-the-black-american-experience-15939537|url-status=live}} The film features several notable roller rinks in the United States, including Skate Depot and World on Wheels.

Its world premiere was held at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/united-skates-exclusive-look-tribeca-documentary-john-legend-clip-1202364149/|title='United Skates': Exclusive Look At Tribeca Documentary Exec Produced By John Legend's Get Lifted|last=Patten|first=Dominic|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 18, 2023}} It aired on HBO on February 18, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tonights-best-tv-united-skates-premieres-and-more/2019/02/17/854904d8-32f0-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html|title=Tonight's best TV: 'United Skates' premieres, and more|last=Polus|first=Sarah|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308210232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tonights-best-tv-united-skates-premieres-and-more/2019/02/17/854904d8-32f0-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html|archive-date=March 8, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2023}}