Though there are plenty of cheerleading movies out there, Backspot seems as though it’s going to take a very different approach to depicting the sport — first of all, by treating it like a sport in the first place. Don’t get us wrong, we love the campiness and the iconic uniforms that cheer movies have given us over the years, but in the trailer, Riley makes it clear that that’s not what Backspot is about. “We’re athletes, it’s not about what we look like, it’s about what we do,” she says.

Backspot is the feature-length directorial debut of nonbinary filmmaker D.W. Waterson, who previously created, wrote, and directed the webseries That’s My DJ. Page’s production company, Pageboy Productions, is producing the film, with Page serving as an executive producer.

According to an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jacobs and Waterson have been brainstorming Backspot for years now. Jacobs told the magazine that the two were inspired by a 2017 viral video that showed a coach forcing a cheerleader into a split.

“I really believe that I’d never be cast in a role like this if I hadn’t created it for myself with D.W.,” Jacobs told EW. The actor also said that she did most of her own stunts for the movie, as she is a former regional champion gymnast herself, and that Backspot shines a light on the actual athleticism that cheerleaders possess.

In addition to providing representation for a sport that is often “underestimated and not taken seriously,” in Jacobs’ words, Waterson told Entertainment Weekly, that “[t]here hasn’t been a queer, female, and non-binary take on competitive cheerleading that also explores the nuance of being a young person who has a ton of energy with nowhere to put it.” (Obviously, there is But I’m a Cheerleader, but we’re guessing that’s not a super accurate representation of cheerleading as a competitive sport.)

Backspot comes to theaters on May 31.

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