''My Way to Olympia'' is a 2013 feature documentary produced and directed by

Niko von Glasow Niko von Glasow (''né'' Brücher; born 1960) is a German film director and producer. The founder and Artistic Director of Palladio Film, von Glasow began his training with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and then worked for many film directors includ ...

, which follows disabled athletes preparing to compete at the

London 2012 Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Game ...

. The film focuses on

Matt Stutzman Matthew Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer. He competed at the 2012 and Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual compound open, 2016 Paralympics and won a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman ...

, an armless American archer; Norwegian table tennis player

Aida Dahlen Aida Husić Dahlen (born 5 October 1990) is a Norwegian para table tennis player, she is currently world number two in her sports class 8. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's individual class 8, winning a bronze medal. Lif ...

; the Rwandan

sitting volleyball Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must have at least one buttock in contact with the floor during the game. History Sitting volleyball was inve ...

team; one-legged German swimmer Christiane Reppe and the

tetraplegic Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is defined as the dysfunction or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the cervical area of the spinal cord. A loss of motor function can present as either weakness or paralysis leading to partial or ...

Greek

boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...

player Greg Polychronidis. The film was produced by

Palladio Film Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...

Release

The film premiered at the 2013

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

and has been pre-nominated for the 2014

German Film Awards German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

References

External links

* * http://www.deutscher-filmpreis.de * http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/my-way-olympia-berlin-review-422033 2013 films 2010s German-language films Documentary films about sportspeople with disability Films directed by Niko von Glasow German documentary films 2012 Summer Paralympics Documentary films about the Olympics 2013 documentary films 2010s German films {{Paralympics-stub