Blood, Sweat and Cheer

Directed By Traci Hays

A suburban divorcée masquerades as her teenage daughter in a twisted attempt to make the dance squad at a local high school.

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Former cheerleader Renee tries to recapture her glory days by living vicariously through her teen daughter, Cherie. Their strained relationship sours when Cherie quits her school’s dance team and moves in with her father. Realizing she can pass for a teenager, Renee enrolls in a new high school under Cherie’s name and joins the dance team to compete in the upcoming Fall Dance Classic to win Cherie a college scholarship.

Traci Hays is a DGA award-nominated director. She is best known for bringing female-centric stories to the forefront, and her fourth feature, ON THE RUN, is no exception. Reaching the Most Liked List opening weekend release on Tubi, this action-thriller is her third installment for FOX. Traci’s international dark comedy, MY BLOODY GALENTINE stars Ella-Rae Smith (FOUNDATION) and is also available on Tubi. Her psychological thriller feature BLOOD, SWEAT, AND CHEER, stars Tammin Sursok (PRETTY LITTLE LIARS) and was named one of the TOP 10 Best Original Tubi films by Vulture.


Traci’s visual style is rooted in over a decade of production design experience working on features such as A LITTLE WHITE LIE starring Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson and the Emmy-nominated television series DARK/WEB (Amazon Studios).