ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive trailer for Nina is an Athlete, a new documentary celebrating its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival.
The trailer for Nina is an Athlete details the intense and inspiring journey of Nina Gorodetsky, a badminton player aiming to represent Israel in the Paralympics. At the same time, Nina also wants to have a second child and finds herself facing a number of different hurdles she must overcome in order to follow her dream.
Watch the trailer for Nina is an Athlete below (watch more trailers):
What is Nina is an Athlete about?
“On the cusp of turning 40, wheelchair badminton champion Nina Gorodetsky faces her first and possibly last chance to make it to the Paralympics,” the synopsis reads. “However, while she aspires to represent Israel in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she also wants to have a second child, putting her in the crosshairs of a ticking biological clock both as a mother AND as an athlete. Then, as if that wasn’t daunting enough, everything – the planning, the training, living a normal life itself – comes to a screeching halt due to a worldwide pandemic. Nina is an Athlete tracks Nina’s unpredictable three-year journey to defy the odds and realize her Paralympic dream at the same time that she attempts to fulfill her maternal desires.”
Nina is an Athlete is written, directed, and produced by Ravit Markus. Livi Kessel serves as a co-director and co-producer, while Janine McGoldrick is also a co-producer on the film. Executive producers include Barbara Dobkin and Jonathan Kahana.
Nir Guilat, meanwhile, serves as Nina is an Athlete’s editor, while the cinematography is done by Yonatan Zaid and Kessel and the music is done by Thomas Yount.
Nina is an Athlete is holding its world premiere on January 19, 2024, at the Slamdance Film Festival. It will also be screened at the Student Union Theater at the University of Utah on January 22, 2024.
