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Roller Derby Documentary: Hell on Wheels

Presented by Sac City Rollers and Mystic Cinema at Tower Theatre

August 6, 2010

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The Sacramento premiere of the critically acclaimed roller derby documentary, Hell on Wheels! by Bob Ray, sponsored by Sac City Rollers. Buy a DVD and poster. Ask awesome questions. Get awesome answers. Hang out with the Sac City Rollers. All this and more on the Bob Ray’s Down and Dirty Austin Film Tour! Screening will feature post-screening discussions with reps from the local roller derby leauge, as well as Ray himself, to further explore the birth of modern derby, celebrate its continuing growth, and examine the connection with the local community.

The SXSW Film Festival, the Alamo Drafthouse, and the Austin Film Society present Bob Ray's Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour: Award-Winning Filmmaker Takes DIY Marketing and Distribution on the Road Grassroots through-and-through, this tour joins forces with local derby league Sac City Rollers (to date, 529 derby leagues operate worldwide) and film groups to serve up a slice of the Austin magic to theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

Hell on Wheels: (documentary 2007, TRT: 89 min) 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. Shot over a five-year period by Bob Ray (Rock Opera) and Werner Campbell, Hell on Wheels was edited by award winning editor Conor O’Neill (Murderball, Word Wars, Capitalism: A Love Story) and features original music by …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.