LADIES SPOTLIGHT FILM:
Backspot

Saturday April 27th 2024, 7:15 pm

Regal Cinemas South Beach
1120 Lincoln Road. Miami Beach Fl, 33139

Film Details

Runtime: 93 Minutes

Language: English

Director: D.W. Waterson

Country: Canada, 2023

Genre: Drama, Lesbian, Narrative, Sports

Riley is the formidable backspot on her mid-level cheerleading squad until professional coach Eileen McNamara gives her an opportunity to join the Thunderhawks, a high-performance All-Star team. Young, ambitious, and fiercely in love with her girlfriend Amanda, 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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