In The Turn

Directed by Erica Tremblay

On 18 April 2015, I had the great opportunity to go to KC Film Fest (kcfilmfest.org) with my roller derby league (kcrollerwarriors.com) to hand out flyers and answer questions about the sport in support of a documentary that was playing called In The Turn (intheturn.com). And let me just say: IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BLOODY AMAZING! In The Turn is a film about a ten year old transgender girl named Crystal and the international queer collective of roller derby players known as the Vagine Regime that strives to let every LGBTQ person know that there is a sport for them where they will not be questioned or judged for who they are. The film criss-crosses the US, following the stories of several queer derby girls and guys as well as hiking it up to Canada for Crystal's story. I don't want to give away too much, a) because I don't want to ruin it for anyone who's yet to see it, and b) because I can in no way do this film justice with just words, it is an experience that you need to witness to fully appreciate. So I will leave you with that. Look up In The Turn, and it should (hopefully) be available for purchase in Fall 2015.