Bibliography of roller derby

This annotated bibliography is intended to list both notable and not so notable works of English language, non-fiction and fiction related to the sport of roller derby listed by topic and format, and then year. Although 100% of any book listed is not necessarily devoted to roller derby, all these titles have significant roller skating and roller derby content. Included in this bibliography is a list of classic texts, roller derby history texts and roller derby local league created materials devoted to roller derby.

Annotations

Annotations may reflect descriptive comments from the book's dust jacket, third party reviews or personal, descriptive and qualitative comments by individuals who have read the book. Some older works have links to online versions in the Internet Archive or Google Books.

Print

Books

Roller derby history, bibliographies and literature reviews

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General roller derby

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''fiveonfive''
the official magazine of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association

''Blood and Thunder''
published since 2005

''Hit and Miss''
Australian magazine

''Inside Line''
British magazine

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Film, television, sound

Documentaries

* The 10-minute-long film was released as part of Paramount's ''Pacemaker'' series. It was nominated for, but did not win, an Academy Award in 1950.
* The film was titled ''Roller Derby'' in the United Kingdom and was directed by Robert Kaylor and produced by Jerry Seltzer's own company. The film follows skater Mike Snell as he becomes immersed in the world of 1970s professional Roller Derby, and provides competition footage as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of several Roller Derby pros.
* The film was released direct to video (NTSC VHS) in North America. It features the L.A. T-Birds roller games team, and includes archival footage of the game's previous incarnations. A Region 1 DVD edition was released in 2003.
* The 30-minute documentary ''Roller Derby Wars'' was released direct to video (NTSC VHS) in North America. It was released on video in the UK in 1993 (PAL VHS).
* ''Demon Of The Derby'' is a biographical documentary about aging roller derby star Ann Calvello.
* The episode contained a segment on a 1971 roller derby revival.
* The episode spotlighted the Los Angeles Derby Dolls.
* ''Jam'', a film about the lives of derby skaters and promoters, premiered in 2006. The film won Best Documentary at the South by Southwest film festival.
* The 12-minute documentary ''High Heels on Wheels'' features several former professional skaters reminiscing about their roles as female athletes and "out" lesbians in the roller derby community.
* A&E Network aired the 13 episode "Rollergirls" in 2006. The show focused on the lives and games of Austin, Texas banked track league TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls. Due to its national and international audience, this show was credited as being a catalyst in the modern revival.
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* ''Hell on Wheels'', a documentary about the creation of the all-female roller derby league in Austin, Texas, in 2001 is credited with sparking the modern derby revival premiered in March 2007 at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
* ''Blood on the Flat Track'', a documentary about the formation of Seattle's Rat City Rollergirls, premiered at the 2007 Seattle Int'l Film Festival. It was picked up for US distribution by Strand Releasing and Canadian distribution by Mongrel Media.
* ESPN also published on the Internet ''Roller Derby Revival''. The episode include a short feature about the roller derby revival.
* The short documentary talked about the recent revival of Roller Derby in Australia.
* Metro Sports aired ''Roller Warriors'', a 7-part documentary series covering the 2008 Kansas City Roller Warriors season; the series was issued on DVD later that year.
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* ''Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers'', a documentary about a Portland (Oregon) league, premiered in 2010.

See also

* Annotated bibliography
* Roller derby

Annotations

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