Three women, three men, all very high level athletes, Olympic medalists, world champions in basketball, judo, rugby, fencing, swimming and figure skating have agreed to testify in a documentary. For the first time, they publicly reveal their homosexuality.
Iran midfielder Niloufar Ardalan is known in her country as "Lady Goal," but the biggest goal she scored last year wasn't in a game. She needed her husband to approve the renewal of her passport to compete in international competitions, but he refused, citing her responsibilities to their son. With justice on her side, she appealed to the courts and won not only her freedom to travel but progress for the women of Iran.
The moment where American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved hands in defiance on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics is one of the most memorable images in sports history. But there is a third man in the photo, the white Australian who finished second to Smith and ahead of Carlos in the 200 meters. His name is Peter Norman, and he stands in quiet solidarity with them. Norman’s story is retold in this film with passion and perspective.
Filmed February & March 2004 close to Jay's 3rd consective winning of the IFBB Arnold Classic 2004. Pre-contest workouts with premium conditioning. Includes many posing sessions at gyms and his guest appearance at World Gym Classic in San Diego
This raw and moving documentary charts former AFL footballer Jim Stynes' journey, from arriving in Australia at 18 to be coming one of the AFL's most celebrated players, and onto his diagnosis and struggle with cancer.
The Official Review of the 2008 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship is THE comprehensive look back at of one of the most competitive seasons in Formula One history. Witness British sensation Lewis Hamilton dramatically clinching the Drivers Championship with literally only a few hundred yards of the final race of the season remaining. This comprehensive review features coverage of every single race, including unseen footage and interviews, to bring you the full story of another dramatic Formula One season.
15 year old Jeff is a promising French footballer. When the decisive match approaches, he struggles with the pressure of his excellence.
Bobby Stano had everything going for him. Fresh out of high school, he was signed to the majors, had a beautiful girlfriend, everything was looking up. That is, until he and his friends get into a fight with a neighboring gang. The confrontation results in an accidental fatality and quickly changes Bobby's life forever. He's found guilty of murder and locked in prison for the next thirteen years. When Bobby is released, he's faced with a vilified reputation, a relationship to rekindle and a new life to find.
Goodtimes Home Video brings you this 29-minute long aerobic workout that is straight out of the 1980s.
Mensur Suljović, known as "The Gentle", emigrated to Vienna in 1991 as a Serbian war refugee. Today he is the only German-speaking darts player who belongs to the world elite of this sport. Hardly noticed in Austria, a superstar in Great Britain. He is the only top player in the world to overcome the nervous disease dartitis and at the age of 49 he is reaching for his greatest dream – the world championship title.
Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team. In the 1980s, two childhood friends join the Shatin Martins, a Band 3 school baseball team managed by the school principal. From these humble beginnings, the boys experience camaraderie, fall in love and make fateful decisions that resonate throughout their lives amid a changing Hong Kong and its sporting world.
Fred manages a little league baseball team that seems absolutely hopeless, except for a player that he blindly refuses to recognize.
In the two weeks leading up to the 1996 NBA Draft, New Jersey Nets GM John Nash fights against his own organization to take an untested high schooler named Kobe Bryant.
Documentary about darts legend Eric Bristow.
A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.
A struggling minor league baseball player retires and woefully returns to his small hometown, carefully dodging old wounds until confronted with the one that hurts the most - the girl that got away.
A washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports reporter is eager to prove that he is a loser.
Just like one in five Americans, many Olympic athletes similarly face serious mental health challenges and struggle to find the necessary support and resources. The Weight of Gold seeks to inspire discussion about mental health issues, encourage people to seek help, and highlight the need for readily available support.
Filmed September 19th through December 17th, 2005. Exclusive inside access, Prior to and Following The Mr. Olympia. (Contest footage is not included.) His body weight starting at 283 LBS 4 weeks out, then dropped to 265 LBS at the morning of Olympia. Includes all of his workouts, radio station, taking carb-up meals at home, real disappointment moment at backstage, after-party with family and much more.... Mitsuru Okabe / Producer says: "Even though this is Jay's 4th video, this DVD looks amazing!! After shooting the top pros for the last decade, this is the one of the best, I should say."
The frantic lead up to Lakai Footwear's release of Fully Flared left no time for inclusion of bonus features. With countless hours of unused footage and many a story still to be told, The Final Flare was born.