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HELL ON WHEELS - Chicago Underground Film Festival
Chopin Theater
Chicago, IL
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HELL ON WHEELS - Chicago Underground Film Festival
HELL ON WHEELS

Bob Ray Documentary Video 89:54 2007 Midwest Premiere

Hell on Wheels takes a from-the-trenches look at the dizzying clash of athleticism, exhibitionism, egos, politics and business that is modern-era roller derby. A group of hard-hitting Texas women overcome myriad obstacles in resurrecting and revamping the sport, only to find internal strife ripping the fledgling organization apart. Two leagues emerge from the clash, and what follows ignites an international roller derby revival.

Filmed over a four-year period, filmmakers Bob Ray (director) and Werner Campbell (producer) captured the genesis of this rowdy sport. Bob Ray is a writer/director in Austin, Texas whose works includes the critically acclaimed narrative feature Rock Opera (screened at CUFF in 2000), music videos for Riverboat Gamblers and Nashville Pussy, and several short films and animation. Hell on Wheels marks his documentary feature debut. Werner Campbell has been working in independent media since 1995. His web site www.alternativefilm.com was an early pioneer of streaming video, showcasing short films from all over the world and providing industry commentary and interviews with independent filmmakers, including Lloyd Kaufman and D.A. Pennebaker.

Edited by Conor ONeill (Murderball), with an original score by And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Hell on Wheels is both an action packed sports film as well as a dramatic story of the creation of the first two all-girl roller derby leagues: The Lonestar Rollergirls and the Texas Rollergirls.

"Part rock em, sock em sports doc and part behind-the-scenes expose, the film is blessedly free of A&E-style jiggle and melodramatic pandering, and it makes clear the value of Derby for misfit girls who like to clothesline people. Best of all is the films coda, which tracks the subsequent formation of Roller Derby leagues across the U.S. and the globe." - The Austin Chronicle

"The kind of twists, drama, cat fights and compound fractures that only happen in real life. the story is extremely compelling, sometimes laugh-out-loud outrageous and above all inspiring." - Aint It Cool News

Location

Chopin Theater
1543 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60622
United States

Categories

Film

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: Chicago Underground Film Festival
On BPT Since: Jul 19, 2007
 
www.cuff.org


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