Choosing Victory
96 minutes /
All ages /
1985 /
United States of America /
Average:
Multi-award winning documentary profiling the lives of five wheelchair athletes and their goal to compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Synopsis
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a first-time, exhibition event - the women's 800 and men's 1500 meter wheelchair races wowed the world.
"Choosing Victory" follows five of the athletes on their journey to make the Olympic team. Ultimately three of the five athletes competed in the Olympics and two won medals. Quite a journey, and the sound of 80,000 people cheering is truely awesome.
Cast
USA Film Festival (Dallas)
-- Special Jury Award
(Nominated)
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio, USA -- Best Documentary Feature (Nominated)
Columbus International Film & Video Festival -- CINE Golden Eagle Award (Nominated)
Cannes Film Festival -- Special Exhibition Selection (Nominated)
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio, USA -- Best Documentary Feature (Nominated)
Columbus International Film & Video Festival -- CINE Golden Eagle Award (Nominated)
Cannes Film Festival -- Special Exhibition Selection (Nominated)
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