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Friends and family behind the athletes at the 2012 London Olympics. Click for full resolution.
Team volunteer Sky Christopherson analyzing digital health data of the athletes with the help of Silicon Valley based Datameer. Click for full resolution.
Moments after historic win of the first U.S. Women's Track Cycling Medal in 20 years. Click for full resolution.
Film director and Olympian Tamara Jenkins. Tamara is committed to empowerment of women everywhere.
Producer and Olympic athlete Sky Christopherson at the Napa Valley Film Festival with Variety Magazine (Personal Gold mention) Photo courtesy Getty Images
Personal Gold: An Underdog Story (2016)
Documentary/Sports/Inspirational. 90mins
Official Website: http://www.Personal-Gold.com
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2615678/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Twitter: @Personal_Gold #PersonalGold http://www.twitter.com/personal_gold
Instagram: @Personal_Gold
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/personalgold
Synopsis
SHORT
Sure to inspire a future generation, this is the inspirational film about 4 women who become America's medal hope at the London Olympics
LONG
Sure to inspire a future generation, this heartwarming story shows how the women of the U.S. Olympic Track Cycling Team pulled together support from their husbands, families, and innovative small businesses to beat all odds. In a journey beset with budget shortfalls and the near-impossible feat of improving over six seconds in a sport determined by fractions of a second, the girls won a record number of medals in this post-recession 2012 London Olympic Games.
Documentary/Sports/Inspirational (2016) 90mins
Official website: Personal-Gold.com
OFFICIAL TRAILER
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HIGHLIGHTS
2016 WORLDWIDE RELEASE - Released Worldwide to 59 countries on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, InDemand, Dish Network during the 2016 Rio Olympic opening ceremonies.
2015 WORLD PREMIERE- SIFF Seattle International Film Festival- Official Selection
2015 UK PREMIERE - Manchester International Film Festival- Official Selection
BEST IN FESTIVAL AWARD - San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
RUNNER UP BEST IN FESTIVAL - 2015 Bentonville Film Festival
FEATURED IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, FORBES, OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
Filmmaker Statement
'We wanted to take audiences behind the Olympic headlines, offering a rare and exclusive look in the subjects world through a participatory and performative filmmaking approach. As retired Olympians, we were given unprecedented access to the most intimate and private moments in the journey. This translates into a story that leaves audiences inspired and present to the film as a metaphor for gender parity and data-driven personal empowerment.'
- Tamara Jenkins, Olympian/Director Personal Gold
SELECT QUOTES
“The Bad News Bears meets Miracle meets Moneyball”
“SHIIIT! Those American Cyclist babes pumped it out! Go USA!!”
“They really held that race together with Duct Tape!”
SELECT POPULAR PRESS
Sports Illustrated Feature. Click to read the feature.
“Personal Gold, a documentary premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 16, tells the story of that experiment, and the hypothesis-affirming silver medals they won. It also offers a hint of where science might be taking sports, and what may be in store for Rio 2016 and beyond.”
Forbes article. Click to read the feature
“The new documentary Personal Gold tells this amazing story in more detail.”
Read the article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2015/06/08/big-data-not-doping-how-the-u-s-olympic-womens-cycling-team-competes-on-analytics/
SELECT INDUSTRY REVIEWS
“A very detailed behind-the-scenes sports story”
“Female Olympians Defy Expectations”
“The verdict: A documentary worthy of the Olympic glory it captures.”
“Personal Gold is a hugely satisfying, if formulaic, underdog story with charm and tears to spare. It’s very entertaining, quick and triumphant, and full of positivity in the most attractive way possible.”
Read the review: http://www.film-intel.com
“If you’re a sucker for an underdog story, Personal Gold is a beauty.”
Read the review: http://cityartsmagazine.com/articles/winning-personal-gold-siff
“Yup, I’m calling Personal Gold one of the best cycling films ever made.”
“Personal Gold is a riveting watch. It was heart-warming to see the dedication of each of the people involved, despite the lack of government help, in achieving the medal.”
“Extreme underdogs, extreme biometrics..extreme Yankee ingenuity. Your heart would have to be made of Silly Putty not to beat faster.”
“Great interval training run today-didn’t give up thx to #personalgold!”
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