Lipstick & Dynamite
83 min Feature Documentary
This feature documentary takes place in the 1940’s world of female wrestling, where young girls dreamed of achieving fame in the ring.
In the 1940’s carnival promoters looking to boost attendance lured teenage girls to join the traveling wrestling show. Athletic girls from the logging camps of the Northwest to the farms of Alabama stepped into the ring with hopes of diamonds, furs, and fame. Through candid interviews and rare archival footage, the film reveals a little known world of sport and spectacle and links it to the current culture of female wrestling.
Premiered at HOT DOCS 2004 and TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Directed & Written By: Ruth Leitman
Produced by: Debbie Nightingale, Ruth Leitman, and Anne Hubbell
North American Theatrical Distribution: Fox/Lorber www.kochlorberfilms.com