“You don’t get a rerun, you don’t get to do it again. It’s gone.”

Rob Oliver

A PERFECT BALANCE OF ABSOLUTE CHAOS

A journey into the mind of a Paralympian as he tackles the pressures and sacrifices of elite sport.

The short documentary shines a light on the dark side of sporting success, questioning the ‘win-at-all-costs’ mentality, toxic-masculinity, and finding out what happens when 5 years of hard-work are over in just 40 seconds.

Our Festival Run:

Best Documentary at Birmingham Film Festival
Best Documentary at London Director Awards
Best Documentary at Midlands Movie Awards
Semi-Finalist at ReelAbilities: New York (BAFTA)
Official Selection at Manchester International Film Festival (BIFA)
Official Selection at Short Focus Film Fest

The Production:

We wanted to showcase that inclusive teams can make cinematic and world-class content, and that disability-led stories have wide commercial appeal. And with Rob’s unique voice at hand, we had the perfect opportunity to create a short documentary in-house, with our inclusive team of non-disabled and disabled filmmakers.

Although made within a budget similar to what most commercials spend on catering, we were determined to create a film that was of the highest quality; both in how it looks and sounds, and how well the story is told.

This is just the first step in our mission to create world-class films that put both Birmingham-focused and disability-led stories on the map.

*Private link available upon request

Director: Carl Woods
Producer: Chris Galvin, Sam Oldknow
DoP: Jordi Castan
Crew: Sam Hailey
Editor: Carl Woods
Edit Ass.: Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi
Grade: Matt Gentleman
Sound Mix: Simon Benjamin
Score: Rik van den Heuvel

Production Company: Zedmill