Ruined Bodies | Saved Souls
- Directed & Produced by: Michael Guidry
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- Updated: February 4, 2026
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Logline
Battlescar Hiptastica has been lacing up her skates for JXN Roller Derby for over a decade. It’s a refuge that has broken her in some ways and healed her in others . Ruined Bodies | Saved Souls is a portrait of a community woven together through bumps, bruises and deep connection.
Participants
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Miriam
Battlescar Hiptastica
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Team
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Michael Guidry
Director & Producer
Team
Michael Guidry
Director & Producer
Michael Guidry was named Mississippi Todays managing editor in February 2024, following four years in the news division at Mississippi Public Broadcasting where he developed skills in audio storytelling as a producer, writer and editor. At Mississippi Today, he was part of the team that participated in VC’s Video Incubator program. He’s since written and co-produced MT’s “Outlasted the Confederacy” series. He and colleague Richard Lake also retooled the publication’s interview series Mississippi Stories. A native of Destrehan, Louisiana, Michael moved to central Mississippi to attend Millsaps College where he earned a dual Bachelor of Arts in History in Theatre. After graduating, he worked as a public school teacher for over a decade. -
Richard Lake
Director & Producer
Team
Richard Lake
Director & Producer
Richard works directly with journalists, editors and readers to ensure Mississippi Todays Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism reaches every corner of the state and beyond.
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Our Ask
We want to make films about the communities we serve. Not necessarily the geographically defined communities, but the communities of people who find themselves together through some part of their personal journey.
We have additional stories that fit this concept and we believe that by starting with this one, we can prove this concept is a part of a worthy anthology.
We are interested in human stories, especially those that show how the human condition is affected by and confronts policy and socially defined "norms". The women of roller derby whom we have already met are incredible individuals. There stories reveal a great deal of how community binds and heals. We hope there is support to tell their story.
We have additional stories that fit this concept and we believe that by starting with this one, we can prove this concept is a part of a worthy anthology.
We are interested in human stories, especially those that show how the human condition is affected by and confronts policy and socially defined "norms". The women of roller derby whom we have already met are incredible individuals. There stories reveal a great deal of how community binds and heals. We hope there is support to tell their story.
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