NINA is an ATHLETE
World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival
West Coast Premiere at The LA Jewish Film Festival
A wheelchair badminton champion has her first and maybe last chance to participate in the Paralympics but she’s pushing 40.
Can she still fulfill her Olympic dream?
Synopsis
Wheelchair badminton champion, Nina Gorodetsky, has her first and maybe last chance to make it to the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as an athlete and as a woman. Amidst debating what would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream, everything changes: the stopwatches of all the world’s athletes come to a screeching halt due to a worldwide pandemic. NINA is an ATHLETE tracks her unpredictable three-year journey to defy the odds and fulfill her athletic aspirations while staying true to her maternal desires.
Credits
Writer, Director & Producer – Ravit Markus
Co-Director, Co-Producer & Videographer – Livi Kessel
Editor – Nir Guilat
Composer – Thomas Yount
Videographer – Yonatan Zaid
Additional Videography – Dan Katzir, Iddo Markus
Co-Prodcuer – Janine McGoldrick
Consulting Producer – Mia Schaikewitz
Executive Producer – Barbara Dobkin
Executive Producer – Jonathan Kahana
Executive Producer – Jim LeBrecht