The 'Arctic Circle Spirit Ice Queens' from a town in the Arctic Circle are probably the saddest and weakest cheerleading team in Finland. So she takes a trip to Texas, where she’s inspired by the American mindset of the world’s best cheerleaders. Returning to Finland a tougher coach, she pushes her girls to the breaking point… but is that what the team really wants? CHEER UP, shown at DOK Leipzig, Hot Docs, and DOC NYC, looks for the stories behind the stunts and choreographies of these cheerleaders, and asks what winning really means.
The 'Arctic Circle Spirit Ice Queens' from a town in the Arctic Circle are probably the saddest and weakest cheerleading team in Finland.
The 'Arctic Circle Spirit Ice Queens' from a town in the Arctic Circle are probably the saddest and weakest cheerleading team in Finland.
So she takes a trip to Texas, where she’s inspired by the American mindset of the world’s best cheerleaders. Returning to Finland a tougher coach, she pushes her girls to the breaking point… but is that what the team really wants?
CHEER UP, shown at DOK Leipzig, Hot Docs, and DOC NYC, looks for the stories behind the stunts and choreographies of these cheerleaders, and asks what winning really means.