Angela
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: NSF005
Producer: Nootka Street Film Company Inc.
Producing Agencies: Nootka Street Film Company Inc.
Subject: Canadian Social Issues, Current Events, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, Guidance, Health and Medicine, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Sociology
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2016
Running Time: 12:00
Closed Captions: Yes
This short documentary explores a week in the life of Angela - a roller derby athlete and transgender rights activist in Alberta, Canada. As a jammer for the Calgary All-Stars team, she skates under the name Easy Break Oven and is a role model in the local derby community. While preparing for her first derby match of the season, she begins to see her teammates and her life in a new light.
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