Scottish girls skate crew Snagglerats in “Long Live Livi” documentary

This documentary follows the story of three ambitious local skate girls known as the Snagglerats and their bid to revive Livingston “Livi” Skatepark. With the help of their mums and old school skaters, the Snagglerats discover Livi’s unique history. The 30 minutes film features 8mm archive footage, old skate magazines and photos of the legendary skatepark. Tony Hawk even makes a guest appearance, fondly reminiscing about his visit to Livi.

In the 1980s and ‘90s, Livi was thriving and attracting the best pro-skaters but forty years on the surfaces have deteriorated and become dangerous.

As well as documenting their bid to restore the skatepark, the film demonstrates how the Snagglerats are also on a mission to get more girls into skateboarding. “We inspire girls to skate” says Snagglerat Poppie and she wants them to skate at Livi.

The documentary from directors Parisa Urquhart and Ling Lee — showcased earlier this year at the Glasgow Film Festival — is to be screened on BBC Scotland. Long Live Livi will be available to watch here on June 12th.

While we wait in anticipation for the full film, here’s a collection of photos of the Snagglerats at Livi shot by Yeah Girl contributor Hannah Bailey.