Olympic Dreams

Evening

Series/Themes: Spotlight Screenings

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Film Year: 2019

Locations: USA

Film Length: 85 min.

Languages: English

Director: Jeremy Teicher

Featuring: Alexi Pappas, Nick Kroll

Preceded by the short film Wax Paul Now

After a disappointing finish in her event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, young cross-country skier Penelope finds herself drifting without purpose. She quickly befriends Ezra, a volunteer dentist for the Olympic Village who is maneuvering a reluctant break from his fiancée back in the US. The two embark on an adventurous, yet time-sensitive relationship that highlights the value of human connection, however brief. The first narrative feature ever shot in a real Olympic Athlete Village, this film explores the interconnectedness of love and loneliness through the lenses of two strangers navigating the unknown.

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Saturday, October 26
6:30 PM
Violet Crown 6 & 7
Add To Calendar 20191026 18:30 20191026 20:30 America/New_York VFF: Olympic Dreams

Preceded by the short film Wax Paul Now

After a disappointing finish in her event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, young cross-country skier Penelope finds herself drifting without purpose. She quickly befriends Ezra, a volunteer dentist for the Olympic Village who is maneuvering a reluctant break from his fiancée back in the US. The two embark on an adventurous, yet time-sensitive relationship that highlights the value of human connection, however brief. The first narrative feature ever shot in a real Olympic Athlete Village, this film explores the interconnectedness of love and loneliness through the lenses of two strangers navigating the unknown.

Supported by Style Weekly

 Violet Crown 6 & 7 Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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