A documentary series that chronicles the rise and fall of Vancouver's first roller derby team
The Wheel Deal is a 7-episode documentary series about Terminal City, Vancouver's first roller derby team. Terminal City Roller Derby used to be one of the top teams in the world. But in 2023, the Vancouver-based league almost collapsed. Now the league is back in a big way, and is playing their first competitive season in five years. This series follows Terminal City and the unique array of people in it — as they figure out who they are as individuals, and as a team.
This series was directed and produced by Nicole Doucette, a producer at Avo Media, through the Telus STORYHIVE Voices program. Avo Media completed end-to-end production on The Wheel Deal, including interview filming, scripting support, video editing, graphics, colour, music scoring, and more.
The series premiered at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, and is now available to watch on Telus Optik TV Stream Plus and YouTube.
Terminal City Roller Derby used to be one of the top teams in the world. But in 2023, the Vancouver-based league almost collapsed. Now the league is back in a big way, and is playing their first competitive season in five years. This series follows Terminal City and the unique array of people in it — as they figure out who they are as individuals, and as a team.
The founding members of Terminal City Roller Derby share how this grassroots group started from a Craigslist post, and eventually took Vancouver by storm.
Vancouver's Terminal City Roller Derby team collapsed before the pandemic started. Hear from the stubborn league members who kept the league limping along during and afterwards.
