Whip It
plus Roller Derby Extravaganza, Closing Night Gala and Festival Awards
LONDON PREMIERE
Filmmaker: Drew Barrymore
Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, Drew Barrymore
USA / 2009 / 111 min / English
NFT1, March 12, 8.40pm
Drew Baryrmore's directorial debut is a riotus coming of age tale that will leave you rollerskating out of the cinema on a closing night high!
Texan teen Bliss (Ellen Page, Juno) is totally over the beauty pageants her mum drags her to, so she dyes her hair blue and officially bows out of the cute speeches and prom dresses clique. Searching for a passion to live for, Bliss encounters some girls from the local roller derby team, and is smitten. Co-starring director Drew as Smashley Simpson and Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven – check out the roller girls' name tags! - Whip It will make your heart race as you cheer for Bliss' self-discovery in sport and romance, and the team's success!
Drew Barrymore
An A-lister since childhood, Drew Barrymore made her name aged 7 as Gertie in E.T. and has starred in more than 50 films since then. You might not know her as the voice of Krusty's daughter Sophie in The Simpsons and Brian's on/off girlfriend Jillian in Family Guy! Whip It is Drew's feature directorial debut.
Plus
Live on the South Bank, a roller-derby extravaganza with London's finest skate girls whipping up our pre-screening excitement. Just before the screening we will have presentation of our BEVFF 2010 Festival Awards.
Get your tickets here
Check out BEV's day at the Roller Derby on our video blog
What would your skate name be?
Tell us and win a personalised Tatty Devine necklace!
Ana Ki, Bonnie Boiler, Kamikaze Kitten, Correctional Felicity, Grace of Wrath, Ningette, Hula Gunn, Dot Slash are justa few London Roller Girl names...
Email telling us what yours would be & include your BFI booking reference for Whip It. The best name will be chosen by Bette Noir, Director of the London Roller Girls and KitKat Power Director of the London Rockin Rollers and announced at the screening. Tatty Devine will be russling up a custom necklace with the winning skate name on it! Click here to check them out.
