In The Turn
Saturday, 24 October 2015 @1pm-3pm / RRR Performance Space
(Tags: documentary, trans, transgender, roller derby, LGBTIQA, queer)

In conjunction with RRR, Girls on Film Festival is proud to bring you IN THE TURN.

IN THE TURN follows Crystal, a 10-year-old transgender girl growing up in rural Canada, as she navigates the difficult and complicated world that surrounds her. Tormented at school by teachers and peers alike, she faces daily assaults in the form of insults and physical altercations. The pain she endures at school takes a toll on not only her self-esteem, but also on the emotional stability of her family.

IN THE TURN weaves Crystal’s story into the broader narrative of the evolution of roller derby from a niche sport into a social movement with strong roots in the LGBTQ community. Crystal’s story finds its place among the journeys of other queer skaters whose stories we film across the United States – from LA and San Francisco to Austin, Brooklyn and Minneapolis. Crystal adds her profile to the mosaic of other transgender, lesbian, and queer roller derby skaters who have found acceptance and empowerment in the Vagine Regime.

Hero Babes is Supported by The Melbourne Social Equity Institute