Amalia Gallegos

Cliché damsels in distress throughout film history share a common thread: their stories are often interrupted by a man. In truth, they don’t need saving at all. When they come together, they realize how much feminine energy they need in their lives.

Roller Roots follows Tiana, an Afro-Chicana student, through her life and finding community at the roller rink to her fathers' dismay.