One of the most successful teams in New York sports history, Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a feminist powerhouse of elite athletes, misfits, and renegades. QUEENS OF PAIN follows three women — Suzy Hotrod, Evilicious, and Captain Smack Sparrow — as they fight to balance life in New York City with the work needed to keep their spots on the world’s best roller derby team.
Cassie Hay is a documentary director whose feature debut film THE LIBERATORS screened in competition at SXSW and was distributed worldwide. Her sophomore effort - QUEENS OF PAIN - was released in November 2021 after a successful festival run and is available on Amazon, iTunes and other VOD. Hay has over twenty years production experience including major theatrical releases (The Wolf of Wall Street, For Colored Girls), television (The Leftovers, Bored to Death, Law & Order), commercials, and more.
