Picture it: Summer 2023, my friend Switchblade (Mary) & I are sitting in a diner in Queens, catching up & laughing a lot, when she mentions there's a little film festival she thinks we should partner on to make a short film, just for funsies. So we went for it -- I wrote, she animated & directed, & "Skate Fast, Turn Left" was born!
Switchblade animated it, interspersing current video & photos of us with historic photos & video stills of us & many of our fav derby peeps in action (I retired 10 YEARS AGO -- wow), so it was bittersweet. In VO, the two of us talk about aging & loss, & how we're hopeful things will bounce back...while also realizing it isn't up to us to ensure these groups carry on.
A couple months of our efforts, distilled into 1 minute & 14 seconds of film. Now our lil' baby's out in the world, it's been screened all over the world, AND it's won several film festival awards. Very cool.
LOG LINE
Two friends, Fifi Fleshwound (that me!) & Little Mary Switchblade (that Mary!), have a quick conversation about their roller derby years....
Created for Things Took A Turn 2023: At the End of the World, an animation anthology that challenges artists of marginalized genders to create new animated short stories by twisting familiar narratives.
LAURELS and FESTIVALS (so far!)
World Premiere (online): Things Took a Turn, Jan 1, 2024. In-person screening, Feb 29, 2024.
Manhattan Premiere: NYU Sports Film Festival, April 26-28, 2024
International Premiere: Silver Screen Film Festival, Prague, April 25, 2024
Brooklyn Premiere: Coney Island Film Festival, May 3-5, 2024
Transparent Film Festival, NYC, June 13, 2024
Live Screenings
One Minute Film Festival, Clermont, FL, July 13, 2024
Labocine issue August 2024: Olympic Dreams
WIA NYC Animation Festival, NYC, August 17, 2024
Skate or Die Film Fest, Rockstar Roller Derby, Pottstown, PA, October 4, 2024
Spark Micro-Short Film Festival, Buffalo, NY, January 18, 2025
Official Selection, Cinema338, Bushwick Film Festival, Oct 24, 2024
LA Punk Film Festival, November 25, 2024
International Sport Film Festival, Napoli, Italy, November 25th 2024
Best Micro-Short, Under Five Minute Film Festival, Nov 2025 https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-skate-fast
CREDITS
SKATE FAST, TURN LEFT
by Little Mary Switchblade and Fifi Fleshwound
Written by Fifi Fleshwound/Erin Knitis
Directed by Little Mary Switchblade/Mary Hawkins
Featuring Photographs by
David Dyte
JJ Knitis
Manish Gosalia
Sean Hale
Steph Zakas
Suzy Hotrod
Tyler Shaw
Brian Stillman
Music Supervisor: Suzy Hotrod/Jean Schwarzwalder
“Boom! Dynamite” by The Courettes
“Skate to Hell” by Kissy Kamikaze
Featured teams include
Gotham Roller Derby
Gotham All-Stars • Gotham Juniors • Bronx Gridlock • Brooklyn Bombshells • Manhattan Mayhem • Queens of Pain
Suburbia Roller Derby
Suburban Brawl All Stars • Botoxic Avengers • Backyard Bullies • Country Clubbers
Canada World Cup All-Stars, Denver Roller Derby, Hellions of Troy, London Roller Derby, Long Island Roller Rebels, Montréal Roller Derby, Philly Roller Derby, Rose City Rollers, Stockholm Roller Derby
Team Zebra
The Plowstoppers
Special Thanks
Lillian Gash/Rimma Dreyband
Brian Stillman
JJ Knitis
Yebo & Max at Crunchy Frog Recordings
Copyright © 2023 Mary Hawkins & Erin Knitis
Photos, league names, team names & logos are copyrights of their respective photographers & leagues.
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