Roller Life

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Roller Life
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Michael Brown
Produced byAnna Wilson
StarringSara Hackbarth
Shannon Huot
Production
company
Hungry Lion Productions
Distributed byHungry Lion Productions
Release date
  • October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roller Life is a 2016 American documentary film executive produced and directed by Michael Brown. [1] The film's story follows the Brewcity Bruisers, a flat track roller derby league that belongs to the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, for a full season. The film follows around eight roller derby athletes and captures the essence of their lives both on and off the track. The documentary looks into misconceptions of the sport and covers the full action of the roller derby season. [2] [3] [4] Roller Life premiered at the historic Oriental Theatre on October 19, 2016. [5] [6] [7] It was chosen as an official selection to the 2017 Milwaukee film festival. [8] [9] It was added to Amazon Prime's Video streaming service on November 21, 2017. [10]

Contents

Cast

(All as themselves)

Film Festivals

Film FestivalLocationCategory
Milwaukee Film Festival [9] [8] Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cream City Cinema
Hollywood Independent Film Festival [11] West Hollywood, California Documentary Feature
Great Lakes International Film Festival [12] Erie, Pennsylvania Documentary Feature
Eau Claire World Film Festival [13] Eau Claire, Wisconsin Documentary Feature
Silver Screen Film Festival [14] Tampa Bay, Florida Documentary Feature

References

  1. ↑ "Roller Life". Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Skate like you mean it". Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ↑ Muckian, Michael. "Film documents life of 'derby girls' in Milwaukee". Wisconsin Gazette. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Documentary follows Milwaukee's Brew City Bruisers roller derby team". WISC. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Roller Life - Roller Derby Documentary Premiere - Milwaukee Magazine". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  6. ↑ Steibing, Rachel (2016-10-19). "Milwaukee roller derby league featured in new film premiering tonight". WTMJ. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  7. ↑ "'Roller Life,' on Brewcity Bruisers, to premiere". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  8. 1 2 "Roller Life". Milwaukee Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  9. 1 2 "Roller-derby documentary joins Cream City lineup at Milwaukee Film Festival". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.com: Roller Life - A Roller Derby Documentary: Sara Hackbarth, Shannon Huot, Rebecca Berkshire, Patrice Roder: Amazon Digital Services LLC". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  11. ↑ "hollywoodindependent". hollywoodindependent. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  12. ↑ "2017 Film Selections". Great Lakes International Film Festival. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  13. ↑ "Schedule 2017". EAU CLAIRE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  14. ↑ "AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS". silverfest.net. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
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