The Will To Fly

The Will To Fly
Directed by Leo Baker & Katie Bender
Produced by Katie Bender
Starring Lydia Lassila
Music by Thomas E Rouch
Cinematography Leo Baker
Edited by

Jane Usher

Ellen Dimler
Production
company
Binding Films
Release date
  • 8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country Australia
Language English

The Will To Fly is a 2016 feature documentary film about the Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist Lydia Lassila.

The film was produced by Katie Bender who co-directed the film with her partner Leo Baker. The film made its Australian premiere in Melbourne on International Women's Day (8 March), 2016 followed by a theatrical release where it was positively received by critics.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

The Will to Fly is the story of Olympic Champion Lydia Lassila who, as a young mum and against all the odds competing in one of the world's most dangerous sports, dares to reach for an almost impossible dream.

The film takes us on a journey through the genesis of Lydia’s tenacity; from the missed opportunities with her first love, gymnastics, to her transition into an aerial skiing career of extreme highs and lows in the world’s most competitive and decorated team. After winning the gold medal at her third Olympic games in 2010, Lydia became a mother. She then returned to aerial skiing with the intent of becoming the first woman to perform the sport's most complex acrobatic manoeuvre; an ambitious benchmark she set for herself when she first discovered the sport, and one that had only ever been achieved by male aerialists before her.

The film chronicles Lydia’s lifelong pursuit to reach personal fulfilment by achieving her true potential, on the world stage at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

Awards

Winner of Best World Documentary[4] (tied / shared win with the film Sled Dogs) at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival

Winner of Best Mountain Culture Film[5] at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival

Participants

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Sandra. "The Will to Fly review: inside the elite world of aerial skiing". Sydney Morning Herald / The Age. Fairfax media. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Sharwood, Anthony. "The Will To Fly Featuring Australian Aerial Skier Lydia Lassila Is The Most Inspirational Movie Of The Year". The Huffington Post. HPMG News. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Paatsch, Leigh. "The Will To Fly is a surprisingly compelling story of triumph". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Press Release" (PDF). Whistler Film Festival. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Press Release" (PDF). Whistler Film Festival. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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