Backspot – Watch Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood in the trailer for the new Cheerleading drama

Devery Jacobs in BACKSPOT. Courtesy of TIFF

An ambitious cheerleader, Riley (Devery Jacobs), faces new adversity, an increased drive for perfection and triumph, and a demanding head coach (Evan Rachel Wood) when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her drive alongside her crippling anxiety, as one wrong move could bring her crashing to the ground.

You can read our review of the film here.

Directed by D.W. Waterson, the film stars Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs”), Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”), Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale), Kudakwashe Rutendo, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Wendy Crewson.