# Getting Nowhere Faster

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***Getting Nowhere Faster*** is a 2004 American [skate video](/source/Skate_video) featuring female [skateboarders](/source/Skateboarders). The video features [skateboarding](/source/Skateboarding) footage of the world's most prominent female skateboarders, as well as a fiction film called *The Skatepark Hauntings of Debbie Escalante*. The skateboarding footage is interwoven with scenes from the video. The [DVD](/source/DVD) features an option to watch only the skateboarding footage, or the storyline sections of the feature. The video is considered to be a major influence on the progression of women in skateboarding.[1][2][3]

## Synopsis

Debbie Escalante and her partner, the Cowboy, haunt a skate park, until a group of female skaters leave their dance class to combat Debbie.

## Featured skaters

- [Amy Caron](/source/Amy_Caron)
- [Vanessa Torres](/source/Vanessa_Torres)
- [Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins](/source/Lyn-Z_Adams_Hawkins)
- [Alex White](/source/Alex_White_(skateboarder))
- [Kenna Gallagher](/source/Kenna_Gallagher_(skateboarder))
- [Faye Jaime](/source/Faye_Jaime)
- [Lauren Mollica](/source/Lauren_Mollica)
- [Van Nguyen](/source/Van_Nguyen_(skateboarder))
- [Elizabeth Nitu](/source/Elizabeth_Nitu)
- [Nugget](/source/Nugget_(skateboarder))
- [Stefanie Thomas](/source/Stefanie_Thomas)
- [Patiane Frietas](/source/Patiane_Frietas)
- [Lauren Perkins](/source/Lauren_Perkins)

## Cameos

- [Elissa Steamer](/source/Elissa_Steamer), [Cara-Beth Burnside](/source/Cara-Beth_Burnside), [Jen O'Brien](/source/Jen_O'Brien), Monica Shaw, [Lisa Whitaker](/source/Lisa_Whitaker), [Jessie Van Roechoudt](/source/Jessie_Van_Roechoudt), [Leo Baker](/source/Leo_Baker_(skateboarder))

## DVD bonus features

- Bonus skate footage of several skaters
- Tour footage
- Skate footage from the public
- Slideshow

## Sponsors

- [Element Skateboards](/source/Element_Skateboards)
- [Etnies](/source/Etnies)
- [SG Magazine](/source/SG_Magazine)[\[1\]](http://sgmag.com/skate/)
- [PETA2](/source/PETA2)[\[2\]](http://www.peta2.com/)

## References

1. ["The It Girl, Leticia Bufoni Interview"](https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/girl-leticia-bufoni-interview/). *Transworld SKATEboarding*. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

1. ["DIVING INTO VANS "CREDITS" AND THE VIDEOS THAT PAVED THE WAY"](https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2020/05/22/diving-vans-credits-videos-paved-way/). *Jenkem Magazine*. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

1. ["Villa Villa Cola-Making Of A Masterpiece"](https://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/villa-villa-cola-making-of-a-masterpiece/). *Transworld SKATEboarding*. 2005-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

## External links

- [Getting Nowhere Faster](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438054/) at IMDb
- [roychristopher.com](http://roychristopher.com/lori-damiano-getting-nowhere-faster) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110715210707/http://roychristopher.com/lori-damiano-getting-nowhere-faster) 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- [Getting Nowhere Faster](http://villavillacola.com/Website/GNFabout.htm)

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