The Hula-las

When people think hula hoops in the UK, the potato snack comes to mind. But recently, there has been a resurgance in the craze from the 50s when poodle skirted and slicked hair youth spent their time flicking and twirling a small plastic hoop.

Red on Black Productions’s new short documentary, The Hula-las, follows the hooping duo of the same name. Laura Kerr and Heidi .C. Mace weren’t always friends but have known each other since secondary school.After finishing their studies, they both found themselves in London and began hooping together as a hobby. Endless bumps and bruises later their hobby became an obsession, and now they perform, lead worskhops, and make and sell hoops.This short documentary documents their story and has been recently entered into the channel 4 Upload competition. Read more about the Hula-las on their website.