Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 89 min
  • Premiere: 2021. June 28.

A child who just loved to skate from the age of eight, Poppy Starr Olsen became the number one female bowl skater in Australia at 14 and went on to take out bronze at the XGames at 17 - the ultimate competition in the world of skateboarding. The same year, skateboarding was announced as an official additional sport category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now faced with the opportunity to represent Australia on the world stage Poppy grapples with the transition from skater to athlete and the pressure of competition mounts in a way it has never done before.

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Camera

Dane Howell

Director of Photography

Directing

Justine Moyle

Director

Editing

Production

Jo Austin

Producer

Writing

Emily O'Connell

Story Editor

Camera

Dane Howell

Director of Photography

Directing

Justine Moyle

Director

Editing

Production

Jo Austin

Producer

Writing

Emily O'Connell

Story Editor