Motel Drive vs Rising Through the Fray
Motel Drive is the shorter watch at 1h 2m compared with 1h 28m. Motel Drive is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Motel Drive
Rising Through the Fray| Motel Drive | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 2m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | Canada |
| Director | Brendan Geraghty | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | – | – |
Synopsis
Motel Drive
Within a community of motels infamous for illicit activity, the Shaw Family grapples with housing insecurity and addiction while trying to raise their young son. When California's High-Speed Rail Project displaces them, a glimpse of stability appears within reach. A vérité, street level vantage of post-industrial America, documented over eight years, on one city block.
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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