Derby Crazy Love
Film poster
Directed byMaya Gallus, Justine Pimlott
Written byMaya Gallus
Produced byJustine Pimlott, Maya Gallus
Starring
  • Smack Daddy
  • Suzy Hotrod
  • Raw Heidi
  • Bonnie Thunders
  • Plastik Patrik
  • Iron Wench
  • Georgia W Tush
  • Kamikaze Kitten
  • Lil Mama
  • Jess Bandit
  • Trash n’ Smash
  • Mange Moi El Cul
  • Apocalipstick
  • The Rev
  • Ewan Wotarmy
CinematographyKaterine Giguère, Nathalie Lasselin
Edited byDave Kazala
Music byKeir Brownstone
Production
company
Red Queen Productions
Distributed byRed Queen Productions and Women Make Movies
Release date
  • November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) (Canada-Montreal International Documentary Festival)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Derby Crazy Love is a Canadian documentary film directed by Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott of Red Queen Productions, and distributed by Women Make Movies. The film explores flat track roller derby, and its third-wave feminist empowerment.[1] It was initially released on November 14, 2013, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.

Synopsis

Derby Crazy Love explores the evolution of the reemerging flat track roller derby, with a focus on its international sisterhood.[2] There are over 100 leagues in Canada and 1,400 worldwide.[3] Maya Gallus, one of the co-creators, explains, "[Derby is] female-dominated and player-owned and -operated, which already distinguishes it from any other sport."[4] As the film begins, Montreal Roller Derby’s New Skids on the Block rematch against the UK’s London Rollergirls for a shot at the international WFTDA Championships, and New York City’s Gotham Girls Roller Derby (which includes derby superstars Suzy Hotrod and Bonnie Thunders) defends their title.[5] This film captures how roller derby is part of punk’s counterculture, which tackles issues of masculinity, femininity, aggression, body image, queer identity, and gender norms.[6] Each team consists of athletes with these various identities that have found a team where they belong. Gallus states, "Nobody’s making a big feminist point or a queer statement, [derby] just is inclusive."[7] The sport is also a healthy outlet for of aggression, which is often denied to women.[8] Montreal’s team leader, Smack Daddy, summarizes the spirit of derby: "The fact that you’re combining roller skating, which is like, ‘let’s hold hands and go to the roller-rink,’ with chicks beating on each other physically is like, fireworks."[9]

Production

The film features music by Montreal’s Plastik Patrik et les Brutes, Lesbians on Ecstasy, and New York’s Kissy Kamikaze.[3]

Awards

  • 2014: Bay Street Film Festival, People’s Choice Award
  • 2015: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Best Women in Adventure Film, Bronze[10]
  • 2015: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Special Jury Citation, Best Film
  • 2015: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Best Soundtrack, Gold[10]

Festivals

Broadcasts

Global TV (Canada)

Reviews

  • "Falling in crazy love with derby…" Daily Xtra[11]
  • "Derby Crazy Love takes us to the heart of one of the last decade’s most thrilling sporting phenomena." Point of View[12]
  • "There is now a definitive roller derby doc." Cult Montreal[13]
  • "Derby Crazy Love goes straight to the heart of the emerging roller derby phenomenon, a vibrant and fun expression of feminist physicality…" The Rover[14]
  • "You’d be wise to expect the unexpected." She Does The City[15]
  • "Derby Crazy Love is an inspiration. From the first frame it’s as intoxicating as the star players." Row Three[16]

References

  1. ↑ Red Queen Productions, "The Film," Derby Crazy Love, 2014, http://derbycrazylove.com/index.php/the-film/.
  2. ↑ Salem Film Fest, "Derby Crazy Love," Salem Film Fest, 2013, http://salemfilmfest.com/2014/films/derby-crazy-love/.
  3. 1 2 Red Queen Productions.
  4. ↑ Terra Sullivan, "Derby Crazy Love Creator: ‘Counterculture Is at the Heart of Roller Derby,’" New Times Broward-Palm Beach, February 18, 2015, http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/derby-crazy-love-creator-counterculture-is-at-the-heart-of-roller-derby-6429178.
  5. ↑ "Derby Crazy Love at the Tropic Cinema," The Studios of Key West, 2013, https://tskw.org/derby-crazy-love-at-the-tropic-cinema/.
  6. ↑ Women Make Movies, "Derby Crazy Love," Women Make Movies, 2015, http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c873.shtml.
  7. ↑ Sheffield Doc/Fest, "Derby Crazy Love directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest: ‘Nobody’s making a big feminist point about it – it just is inclusive’ – video interview," The Guardian video, 2:36, June 10, 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/jun/10/derby-crazy-love-sheffield-doc-fest-video-interview.
  8. ↑ Jennifer Junkyard Morris, "Derby Crazy Love," QDoc, 2013, http://www.queerdocfest.org/film/derby-crazy-love/ Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ DW, "Derby Crazy Love," DOXA, 2014, http://www.doxafestival.ca/film/derby Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. 1 2 ShefAdvFilmFest, "Shaff 2015- And The Winner Is…," Shaffield Adventure Film Festival, March 16, 2015, http://www.shaff.co.uk/news-and-press/news/2015/03/16/ShAFF2015__And_The_Winner_Is/ Archived 2015-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Lauryn Kronick, "Falling in crazy love with derby," Daily Xtra (blog), November 15, 2013, http://www.dailyxtra.com/canada/arts-and-entertainment/film-and-video/falling-in-crazy-love-with-derby-73859.
  12. ↑ "The POV guide to RIDM 2013" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Point of View, November 14, 2013.
  13. ↑ Kayla Marie Hillier, "There Is Now A Definitive Roller Derby Doc," Cult Montreal (blog), November 13, 2013, http://cultmontreal.com/2013/11/there-is-now-a-definitive-roller-derby-doc/.
  14. ↑ Leila Marshy, "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Rover (blog), November 14, 2013, http://roverarts.com/2013/11/faster-pussycat-kill-kill/.
  15. ↑ Erica Ruth Kelly, "Derby Crazy Love: Red Queen Productions Celebrates A New Kind of Femininity with Roller Derby Documentary," She Does the City (blog), November 11, 2013, http://www.shedoesthecity.com/derby-crazy-love-red-queen-productions-celebrates-a-new-kind-of-femininity-with-roller-derby-documentary.
  16. ↑ Ariel Fisher, "Derby Crazy Love," Row Three (blog), November 14, 2013, http://www.rowthree.com/2013/11/14/review-derby-crazy-love/.
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