Michael Barnett’s thought-provoking documentary about the trials and triumphs of trans teenager athletes was made in the Trump era where society was encouraged to express rampant transphobia. In fact, violently oppose everything that was not about white cis-gendered men. Whilst the topic of trans sportsmen and women may surface in the media quite often, it … Continue reading
Greg Louganis is an American Hero. The sad thing is that it has taken such a long time for many people to truly acknowledge that. Despite him being a four-time US Olympic diving champion whose many records remain unbroken today, he never always got all the acclaim and rewards that other sportsmen got just because … Continue reading
Elizabeth Streb is an American performer, teacher and celebrated modern dance choreographer who is never happy until she pushes everybody beyond the edge and way out of their comfort zone. Her body of work that is part dance, part extreme sports, part performance, completely avant-garde and is uniquely original, visually stunning and exhilarating to watch … Continue reading
Jim Morris is a mountain of man. Now aged 78 years this charismatic body-builder has embraced veganism and is still active in L.A. as a fitness coach and a motivational force of physical energy. His story, that is only just touched on in this fascinating short movie, is one really worth telling. In 1973 … Continue reading
Lis Bartlett’s debut feature documentary is an affectionate look back at how the legendary West Hollywood Swim Club started back in the early 1980’s and survived some both turbulent and very successful times to morph into being West Hollywood Aquatics Team – who also go by “WH2O”. These pioneer gay sportsmen first banded together to … Continue reading
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