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RESURFACE
 
Griechenland 2007 | 62:00 Min.

 
Camera: Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emily Yannoukou
Director: Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emily Yannoukou
Editor: Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emily Yannoukou
Producer: Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emily Yannoukou
Score: Romain Le Bras
Sound editor: Jeanne Gignoux
Production Company: Persona Production, Greece
Uploaded by: Anemon

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A tragic accident leaves Alex paralyzed waist-down but also gives him the will power to become an Olympic champion.

Alexander Taxildaris is 25 years old. He was left a quadriplegic after a diving accident four years ago. Since then, he has been swimming competitively. In order to transform his handicap into an opportunity he is participating in the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. In the swimming-pool, Maria, his coach, is training him harder and harder. She is anxious, and all this pressure makes her very emotional when unexpected situations occur, but she wants to believe in a medal. Alex, on the other hand, is more self-controlled and pragmatic. His family and friends are strongly united around him.Will he win the medal that everyone is hoping for?

"Resurface follows a young man who became a quadriplegic in one accidental, devastating dive. He wins a medal and gets a girlfriend at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. The scenario can be too uplifting, but the filmmakers do show us the first two races in which Alex does not place before he earns the silver, as well as his girlfriend's describing the enjoyment of and obstacles to their lovemaking. Resurface stays grounded in the details of its hero's life, from its comparison of a dog paddling through the water to shots of Alex lowered in and lifted out of a swimming pool." (Gabriel M. Paletz, IDA)

[In Greek, with English subtitles]


 
Festivals: 9th MEDIMED | 2008, 6th Taiwan Int. Documentary Festival | 2008, 10th Patra International Panorama of Independent Film & Video Makers | 2008, 2nd New York Greek Film Festival | 2008, 5th European Film Festival San Antonio | 2008, 22nd Parnü International Documentary & Anthropology Film Festival | 2008, 2nd Los Angeles Greek Film Festival | 2008, 1rst Nicosia International Documentary Festival | 2008, 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2007, 29th Palermo International Sport Film Festival | 2007, 30th Drama International Film Festival | 2007, 1rst Emotion Picture | 2007
Awards:Audience Award for best featue length documentary | 2008, Greek Film Center Award for best medium length documentary | 2008, Paladino d’oro (Golden Knight) for Best direction | 2007