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MEDIA COVERAGE AND REVIEWS

  • ‘Minnesota Mean’ Trailer Shows Women’s Roller Derby Team Competing for Top Prize: ‘We Share Blood, Sweat and Tears’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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  • "does what excellent films do. . . you might even wear face paint" 8/10

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  • "a feminist masterpiece"

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  • Morning Show with Jill Riley

    Director Dawn Mikkelson provides an inside look at Roller Derby

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  • "People always ask me, 'Have you ever broken a bone?' and I always say, 'Not my own."

    Diamond Rough & Director Dawn Mikkelson Interiew

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  • "This is my space and I'm claiming it."

    Director Dawn Mikkelson

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  • REVIEW: "They are a new level of heroine. By the end of the doc, the audience will be rooting for the team as much as their fans onscreen."

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  • Minnesota Mean Release Date Set, Watch Exclusive Clip

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  • "a riotous tribute to the women who create community through rough-and-tumble, high-speed exhilaration"

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  • Top Films of Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival

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  • "I love hitting people" - Interview with Diamond Rough

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  • REVIEW: “These women do the sport damn proud.”

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  • REVIEW: "vividly portrays victory, defeat, perseverance, determination, and the ongoing quest to balance personal identity and a sense of community.”

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  • "a portrait of a group of aging, injured and exhausted athletes on the verge of giving up, and determined to go out explosively."

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  • "Mikkelson hunkered down with the Minnesota Roller Derby, capturing the thoughts and moods of its team members "

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  • MINNESOTA MEAN – Interview With Filmmaker Dawn Mikkelson

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  • “well worthy of your “must-see” list…it’s a feel-good experience for sports and cinema lovers alike.”

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  • "This is my favorite sort of film, good time with great people."

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  • ‘Minnesota Mean’ tells story of local roller derby players

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  • "Minnesota Mean shows us how sometimes change is good as well as scary but when it happens it can bring amazing things to one’s life."

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  • Taking Roller Derby To The Max! I Minnesota Mean I Dawn Mikkelson I Interview

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  • "a hard-hitting introduction to roller derby"

    Beyond the Cinerama Dome

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  • "straightforwardly but smartly directed"

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  • “Thrilling”

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  • "Dawn Mikkelson captures women’s toughness through two new films"

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