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Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers

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Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers tells the story of the Rose City Roller Derby League. For more than a year and a half, an embedded film crew documented the thrills and spills of derby life.

Through unlimited access to team bouts, practices and the private lives of the players, Brutal Beauty puts the viewer on the inside track to this high-contact, and sometimes dangerous, sport. In their own words, the Rose City Rollers tell how roller derby saved their souls.

The film introduces viewers to the four home teams and their motley collection of alpha females, students, professionals and everything in between. It then follows the league’s travel team to regionals.

“[Director] Mabry weaves his way through a variety of the various characters to be found among the Rose City Rollers and, yes, they do all go by names such as Madame Bumpsalot, Blood Clottia and others. While there’s definitely humor to be found in the sport of roller derby, Mabry captures nicely the seriousness of the sport, the training, the strategies involved and the lives of the women who involve themselves in an activity that is equal parts anger management, athletic pursuit, female bonding and, yes, ridiculously entertaining” ~ The Independent Critic

This film will delight derby fans with its affirmation of the sport and will provide the derby curious with a gentle introduction to the sport, its rules (demonstrated with donuts) and the reasons for its popularity.

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