"We want our film's message of women's empowerment and sisterhood to be heard everywhere around the world," writes Bond, in her Kickstarter plea for $30,000. "More international exposure of our film will place the sport of flat-track roller derby front and center globally, and will inspire women and girls everywhere."
The feature-length film features a lot of local action from both the Denver Roller Dolls and the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (and the Rocky Mountain Rollerpunks junior league), but also harbors global ambitions, with segments on the Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup, profiles of teams from as far away as Ireland, an overview of the 75+ year history of the sport, and an in-depth look at how modern flat-track derby has taken root across the U.S. and is spreading around the world. Here's the Derby Baby Kickstarter campaign video:
For more on Derby Baby, check out our May 2011 Show and Tell interview with Robin Bond. And, for ongoing coverage of the Denver derby scene, keep this one in your bookmarks: http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/roller_derby/
