There is a short documentary about roller derby on iPlayer at the moment. As I've recently got into roller derby myself I watched it, pleased to see the sport was getting some exposure. But a couple of things have irritated me.
- The short synopsis says something like "looks at why women play roller derby". Why is this needed? Is it common to say a documentary is looking at why men play rugby/football/cycling/boxing? Could they have not just left it as "looking at the rise of roller derby"?
- This was a 20 minute documentary and yet screen time was given to watching women in their day jobs and home life. When men talk about their amateur sports do they also talk about their jobs and families? It's not relevant to the sport. I want to see and hear about the game, not watch someone washing dishes.