skate.

Why is it so much harder to have fun as we get older? How much effort does it take to pick up the skates that've been sitting in the corner of the room for years? Is it even worth trying?

Approaching 40 and isolated in lockdown, a filmmaker from Melbourne picks up the roller skates they've dreamed of trying for more than a decade.

A love letter to middle-age, trying new things, and having fun.

  • Jennifer Piper
    Director
    Breakfast Tea, At Home with Anne Ziete, Facing the Future
  • Jennifer Piper
    Key Cast
    "JP"
  • Cinespace Inc
    Created with
  • Maribyrnong City Council
    Supported by
  • VicHealth
    Supported by
  • Australia Council for the Arts
    Supported by
  • Sarah Clarke
    Cinematography
    At Home With Anne Zieté
  • Jennifer 'JP' Piper
    Cinematography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    November 12, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Capricorn Film Festival
    Yeppoon, Queensland
    Australia
    January 22, 2022
    Honourable Mention, CAPS Experimental
  • London International MFF
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 20, 2022
    Honourable Mention
  • African Smartphone International Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    December 15, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jennifer Piper

Jennifer ‘JP’ Piper is a multidisciplinary storyteller who loves messing with the boundaries of artform. In 2019, JP created ‘The Representation Hour’ for Triple Bi-Pass on JOYFM Melbourne, exploring queer representation in pop culture. Her stageplays A Scandal in the Weimar and That Time Everything Went Well And We Were Totally Fine are published via Australian Plays and her short films, Facing the Future, At Home with Anne Zieté, skate. and Breakfast Tea – all created in isolation during Melbourne lockdown – have enjoyed official selection at various film festivals. This year, JP's academic writing will feature in a new text, Queering the Vampire Narrative, published by Brill | Sense.

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