Roller derby is the bond between individuals of every strain; the film-makers capture both on-track footage and elucidating moments before and after bouts.
Cinematography
Vérité camerawork that ducks and weaves with the skaters.
Direction
Kaylor lets athletes narrate their own mythology.
Director
Robert Kaylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during roller derby's last gasp before the 1973 oil crisis killed touring sports. Kaylor captured a vanishing America.
Ann Calvello kept skating into her 70s and was eulogized as 'the meanest, most loved woman in sports.' The film made her immortal.
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