Age of Champions plus Water Lilies in Bloom (Vannlijer i Blomst)

MAIN FEATURES / SHORTFUSION / EUROPEAN PREMIERE

United States, 2000. 86 mins. English; Norwegian with English subtitles.

Age of Champions follows senior athletes - a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, pair of swimming brothers, and team of basketball grandmothers - all chasing gold medals at the National Senior Olympic Games. The film captures the triumphant spirit of these seniors who tackle old age with grace, humor, and optimism. Win or lose, they challenge us all to follow our passion and find purpose at any stage of life.

WATER LILIES IN BLOOM (14 mins):
The suspended synchronized swimming guru Labanosov entices overweight women to join him in his mission to prove Isaac Newton wrong.

Q + A session with filmmaker Emil Stang