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The Will To Fly (2016)

The Will To Fly poster
Original title
The Will to Fly
Directed by
Katie Bender, Leo Baker
Genre
documentary film, biographical film, historical film, sport film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
G
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Australian freestyle skier Lydia Lassila as she pursues Olympic gold. It shows her training, setbacks, and the drive that led to her historic win.

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What happens

The Will to Fly is a 2016 feature documentary film about the Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist Lydia Lassila. The film was produced by Katie Bender Wynn who co-directed with Leo Baker. The film made its Australian premiere in Melbourne on International Women's Day (8 March), 2016 followed by a theatrical release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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