Arts+CultureIncomingDiesel New VoicesTwo years ago, Dazed and the denim label teamed up to find emerging young filmmakers and today we bring you the result; three strong and beautifully shot short filmsShareLink copied ✔️October 15, 2010Arts+CultureIncomingTextDazed DigitalDiesel New Voices13 Imagesview more + Dazed & Confused and Diesel joined forces to create Diesel New Voices – a new platform for young filmmakers to have their work seen by a global audience. The result is three short documentaries focusing on youth 'micro-cultures' around the world. The three selected stories that received funding show how a small number of individuals can have a positive social impact by going against the grain, and forging a shared identity through opposition to social pressures. Skateistan: To Live and Skate KabulBy Orlando von Einsiedel Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a beautifully shot film that follows the lives of a group of young skateboarders in Afghanistan. Operating against the backdrop of war and bleak prospects, the Skateistan charity project is the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school, where a team of international volunteers work with girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 17, an age group largely untouched by other aid programmes. The Boys From Ponta PretaBy Thierry Albert and Marcus Werner Hed Set on the Cape Verde islands off the western coast of Africa, this short film shows how three young men struggling with the country’s limited opportunities took the tourists’ sport of kitesurfing and made it their own – with one even becoming world champion. Titik, Mitu and Djo explain how they spent their early days skipping school at the beach and learning from the global surf community any way that they could. Now they have set up a surf school that teaches the tourists, and offers hope to others who are stuck in the island’s slums. Cult YouthBy Coco Wang and Mi You This is an insider’s view of Beijing’s underground comic art scene and follows five members of the comic group “Cult Youth”. Combining film with animation, the documentary depicts the lives, works and personalities of these struggling and engaging artists. Set against the background of the oppressive publishing industry in China, Cult Youth celebrates the benefits of shared creativity. {{IFRAME SOURCE="http://www.dazeddigital.com/embed/346" WIDTH="390" HEIGHT="340"}} Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+LabsZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney 8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to knowGet lost in these frank stories of love and loss