Derby Crazy Love

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.

Derby Crazy Love
Film poster
Directed byMaya Gallus, Justine Pimlott
Produced byJustine Pimlott, Maya Gallus
Written byMaya Gallus
Starring
  • Smack Daddy
  • Suzy Hotrod
  • Raw Heidi
  • Bonnie Thunders
  • Plastik Patrik
  • Iron Wench
  • Georgia W Tush
  • Kamikaze Kitten
  • Lil Mama
  • Jess Bandit
  • Track n’ Smash
  • Mange Moi El Cul
  • Apocalipstick
  • The Rev
  • Ewan Wotarmy
Music byKeir Brownstone
CinematographyKaterine Giguere, Nathalie Lasselin
Edited byDavid Kazala
Production
companies
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

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. 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/.
  9. DW, "Derby Crazy Love," DOXA, 2014, http://www.doxafestival.ca/film/derby Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. 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". 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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