Join us on the Prairie garden roof deck at Ace Hotel Chicago for an exclusive pre-screening of Skate Kitchen, the first narrative feature from The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle. The story follows Camille (newcomer Rachelle Vinberg), an introverted teenage skateboarder from Long Island, who meets and befriends an all-girl, NYC-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith). Trailer a

Opening short film - RUNNER, by writer/director Clare Cooney

Doors open at 7pm, film at 8:00pm Stay for the post-film Q/A moderated by local director Jennifer Reeder with Crystal Moselle via Skype.

This film is rated R for adult content.

Theatrical release in LA & NY on 8/10, and Chicago on 8/24.