Nina is An Athlete

About the Film:

Directed by Ravit Markus

Israel: Hebrew with English subtitles | 2024 | 72 min | Documentary

Synopsis:
Wheelchair badminton champion, Nina Gorodetsky, has her first and maybe last chance to make it to the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as an athlete and as a woman. Amidst debating what would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream, everything changes: the stopwatches of all the world’s athletes come to a screeching halt due to a worldwide pandemic. NINA IS AN ATHLETE tracks her unpredictable three-year journey to defy the odds and fulfill her athletic aspirations while staying true to her maternal desires.

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Host or Publisher The UF Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies