Can’t Fake Gay Sweat: Backspot’s D.W. Waterson and Devery Jacobs on obsession, anxiety and flipping great stunts • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

Backspot director D.W. Waterson and star Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs on obsessive cheerleader culture, healthy queer relationships and being star-struck by Elliot Page. Plus: the consensual intricacies of filming back-flips.  

‘Backspot’ Director D.W. Waterson On Grueling Determination And Inspirations Behind Queer Cheerleading Film

Director D.W. Waterson talks to Deadline about their feature directorial debut Backspot

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'Backspot' Review: Devery Jacobs Soars in Cheerleading Drama

TIFF: Filmmaker D.W. Waterson’s feature debut is crammed with sports movie tropes, but that doesn’t mean this queer coming-of-age tale feels overly familiar.

'Backspot' Director D.W. Waterson on Queer Cheer Drama

For years, D.W. Waterson’s go-to performance look for their DJ sets was a purple cheerleading uniform. “For some reason, it just really gets the audience going,” Waterson tells Va…