Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
IN AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS from JUNE 27 2021
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 X Games 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. A coming of age story told over 12 years, TALL POPPY documents Poppy’s journey intimately as she navigates the uncomfortable idea of what it means to be a competitive athlete, the complexities of a relationship with a mum turned manager and finding her place in a maledominated industry. With credit in the Australian skateboard community and internationally, as well as being supported by the Australian Institute of Sport, Poppy’s girl next door charm has seen her evolve into an ambassador for Australia, youth culture and some of the country’s biggest brands.
Garage Entertainment is a boutique media company that specialises in the stories & films of Action Sports across, Surf, Snow, Skate, Wake, Bike & Moto. Garage brings you hundreds of the best action sport & adventure films ever made.
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IN AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS from JUNE 27 2021
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 X Games 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. A coming of age story told over 12 years, TALL POPPY documents Poppy’s journey intimately as she navigates the uncomfortable idea of what it means to be a competitive athlete, the complexities of a relationship with a mum turned manager and finding her place in a maledominated industry. With credit in the Australian skateboard community and internationally, as well as being supported by the Australian Institute of Sport, Poppy’s girl next door charm has seen her evolve into an ambassador for Australia, youth culture and some of the country’s biggest brands.
Garage Entertainment is a boutique media company that specialises in the stories & films of Action Sports across, Surf, Snow, Skate, Wake, Bike & Moto. Garage brings you hundreds of the best action sport & adventure films ever made.
Visit our website
http://www.garageentertainment.com.au/
Follow us on Twitter
twitter.com/TheGarageFilms
Like us on Facebook
facebook.com/GarageEntertainmentFilms
Follow us on Instagram
instagram.com/garagefilms
