Roller Dreams

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Roller Dreams

2017

1h 22m

Documentary

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86%

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7 Reviews

83%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Venice Beach, Calif., becomes the epicenter of a pop culture explosion as roller skaters become roller dancers.

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Nadine Matthews

Shadow and Act

06/22/2017

Roller Dreams pops with the vibrancy and color that was nineteen-eighties Los Angeles.

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Stephanie Watts

One Room With A View

08/24/2018

4/5

The love that spreads from person to person throughout the film makes for an effective story about something you might not have given a second thought to before.

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Adrian Mack

Georgia Straight

05/03/2018

Roller Dreams delivers ecstatic jolts of adrenaline while retelling the never-ending story of America's war on the poor.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

04/27/2018

3.5/5

This film mixes its frankly awesome archival footage with both a moving narrative arc and powerfully resonant political themes.

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Nikki Baughan

Screen International

10/12/2017

Hickey effectively uses the roller dance culture of LA's Venice Beach as a microcosm through which to explore uncomfortable truths about the country's attitudes to minority communities.

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Chloe Walker

Film Inquiry

10/04/2017

Roller Dreams will make you furious, but glad that this important story is finally being told.

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@RT45259054 06/27/2020

Touching documentary... Became one of my favorites.

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Kate Hickey

Director

Cecilia Ritchie

Producer

Diana Ward

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Angie Fielder

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Polly Staniford

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Toby Oliver

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Synopsis

Venice Beach, Calif., becomes the epicenter of a pop culture explosion as roller skaters become roller dancers.

Director: Kate Hickey
Producer: Cecilia Ritchie, Diana Ward
Production Co: Aquarius Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2018
Runtime: 1h 22m

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