Edition 2013

Camí a Olímpia

The disabled film director Niko von Glasow declares himself an enemy of sport and considers the Paralympic Games a total incongruity; he cannot understand how someone can set a goal like this, when the daily life of people with disabilities is already a daily challenge more than enough.

With these prejudices, von Glasow delves into the lives of 4 athletes and a volleyball team who compete in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. With them he talks about sport, but also about life and fears.

Increasingly drawn to this world, Niko attends the Paralympic Games in London and travels to the ancient city of Olympia, where it all began, and where boccia, a Paralympic sport, is banned.

Theme:

BiographicalSport

Niko von Glasow

Niko von Glasow began his film career by bringing coffees to renowned director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He studied at New York University and at the Lodz School in Poland, and has been awarded numerous times by the German Academy: from his first film Weddingguests, through Marie’s Song (1994) or Nobody’s Perfect (2008).
Niko von Glasow is a member of the EFA –the European Film Academy- and the BAFTA –the British Academy of Film and Television-. He founded the Tibetan Film School and teaches scriptwriting and directing classes around the world.

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Technical details

Year:

2012

Credits

Direction
Niko von Glasow
Executive Production
Ingo Fliess
Distribution
DocsBarcelona Distribution
Co-production
Niko von Glasow
Photograpy
Hajo Schomerus
Editing
Mechthild Barth, Bernhard Reddig
Screenplay
Niko von Glasow

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Awards