I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole vs Rising Through the Fray

Rising Through the Fray has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.4/10 for I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole). Rising Through the Fray is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 33m. I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole posterI Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole2013 VS Rising Through the Fray posterRising Through the Fray2025
I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield PooleRising Through the Fray
Audience score★ 3.4/10★ 10.0/10
Year20132025
Length1h 33m1h 28m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Canada
DirectorJim TushinskiCourtney Montour
Main castWakefield Poole–

Synopsis

I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole

I Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation.

Rising Through the Fray

Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…

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