Devery Jacobs flies high in ‘Backspot’

Cheerleaders are canonical when it comes to teen media – but is it time we expand our idea of who cheerleaders can be? Devery Jacobs’s new film, Backspot, explores the internal life of a cheerleading backspot – the person making sure those high-flying cheerleaders don’t break their necks. Devery joins Brittany to talk about redefining the cheerleader for a new generation, and keeping her sense of integrity while navigating the film industry.

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