An ambitious cheerleader faces both new adversity and the increased drive for perfection and triumph when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad and its demanding head coach.
Riley (Devery Jacobs) is the formidable backspot on her mid-level cheerleading squad, until professional coach Eileen McNamara (Evan Rachel Wood) gives her an opportunity to join the Thunderhawks, a high performance All-Star team.
Young, ambitious, and fiercely in love with her girlfriend Amanda (Kudakwashe Rutendo), Riley would be on top of the world if only she could get her crippling anxiety under control.
Desperate to be heard and appreciated, two qualities her home life severely lacks, Riley will do anything to ingratiate herself to her new coach.
Overwhelmed, obsessive and with a competition looming, this young, queer athlete must decipher her own voice from the women around her, and form a healthier relationship to the sport that she loves.
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Director: D.W. Waterson
Running time: 72 minutes
Screenwriter: Joanne Sarazen
Talent: Devery Jacobs, Evan Rachel Wood, Shannyn Sossamon, Kudakwashe Rutendo
Country of origin: Canada
Year: 2024
Content guidance: Opportunities: Positive queer representation / Flag: Anxiety
Language: English
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This screening at YES is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.
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