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Ellen Page and Alia Shawkat take time for a behind the scenes interview about Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” at the Toronto International Film Festival. This interview captures the spirit of roller derby which includes team spirit, feminism, fun, diversity and a DIY culture.

Page talks about how much she loved the “Whip It” script and working with director, Drew Barrymore. She especially likes how the movie sends a positive message for young women to accept themselves as they are.

“We have a constant saturation in the media, especially with stories about women that involve a lot of judgment and a lot of nastiness” Page said.

“Here’s an atmosphere where women…can be really aggressive and that’s okay…but also have this sense of camaraderie, you know; beat the crap out of each other and then go have beers afterwards, and laugh about it and to really be there for each other and to have a world that’s just judgementless. And that’s pretty nice.”

I agree, that is pretty nice. That’s why it’s worth it to go see this movie and take a young woman that you care about.

Opens in theaters on October 2. For more information about Whip It, click here.