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Roof Culture Asia

Name: Roof Culture Asia
Released: 2017
Duration: 113 min

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2017

Runtime

113 minutes

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Roof Culture Asia shifts the focus of extreme sports away from Western hegemony by using the architecture of Asian megacities. This provides a visually diverse backdrop that challenges traditional urban norms. However, the film remains narrow in its demographic scope. The emphasis on high-performance athleticism creates a narrative centered on physical perfection, which inherently excludes people with disabilities and lacks multi-layered depth. Ultimately, while the production style is non-conformist and geographically diverse, the core group lacks representation across gender and identity spectrums.

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Category Breakdown

Does Roof Culture Asia have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly address the sexual orientation or gender identity of its participants. The story focuses primarily on athletic activities and urban exploration.

How does Roof Culture Asia portray gender?

Limited

The narrative centers on a male-dominated athletic subculture. It does not offer significant roles for women or challenge traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Roof Culture Asia?

Good

By using Asian megacities as its main setting, the film disrupts Western-centric urban narratives. This setting challenges the conventional Anglo-Saxon norms often found in extreme sports media.

How does Roof Culture Asia represent religion and culture?

Fair

The guerilla filmmaking approach emphasizes raw experience over corporate production methods. However, the film does not address broader socio-political or religious frameworks.

Does Roof Culture Asia include disability representation?

Limited

The story revolves around peak physical performance and extreme athleticism, excluding neurodivergent individuals and those with physical disabilities from the central plot.

Present on Screen

Disrupts Western-centric urban narratives by focusing on Asian megacities.
Uses a guerilla filmmaking approach to prioritize subcultural authenticity over corporate structures.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant roles for women or actively leading female roles within the athletic subculture.
Excludes neurodivergent individuals and people with physical disabilities due to its focus on peak athleticism.
Provides little to no visible LGBTQ+ representation or queer-coded narratives.

Official Synopsis

Team Storror showcase Parkour on a stage never before seen - the rooftops of Asian megacities. The film follows team Storror on their exploration into what drives them to push the sport to such extremes, and the battles that face them when trying to shoot a feature film totally guerilla. RCA delves into the mental and physical preparation Parkour athletes have to undertake to make impossible 'leaps of faith', possible.

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