DVD CATALOGUE - Marcom Projects

The Eighth Summit
Brigitte Muir had a goal -
to climb the seven highest
mountains on each of the
seven continents. She thought
it would take a year or two. Nine
years later - after a case of frost bite, the death of
friends, the end of her marriage and four attempts
at Everest, the goal was met. The extraordinary
footage of Brigitte’s climbs filmed by herself and
professional camera teams on seven continents provide an intimate and
thrilling portrayal of one woman & her breathtaking journeys.
2006 Duration 52min
DVD - 6SBEHS Price a. $88 b. $132 c. $39.95
Blood Sweat
and Cheers
Blood, Sweat and Cheers, a
four-part documentary series,
is a compelling and intimate
ten-year story of Olympic obsession and its impact
on aspiring young Australian Olympians and their
families. It is the culmination of David Goldie’s tenyear
project to record the human journey of 100
elite Australian athletes as they began their battle
to gain a place on the Sydney 2000 Olympic team. Covering eight Olympic
sports, it was to be a gruelling six-year experience for these athletes.
2007 Duration 120min
DVD - 6SBBSC Price a. $110 b. $165 c. $49.95
3 Seconds
from Glory
This is the story of four young
female Paralympians in the
pursuit of excellence. At World
Championship level, Australia had never won
a women’s wheelchair relay event, nor been
able to field a team at the time of making this
documentary.
2007 Duration 54min
DVD - 6SBTSG Price a. $88 b. $132 c. $39.95
Grandpa’s Games
Vic Younger is aptly named. At the 2002 World Masters
Games, this 90-year-old athlete completes 11 events,
with help from his coach and grandson, Matthew. But
as the world records start to tumble, conflict builds over
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whether Vic is telling the truth about his age. The challenge of proving that
Vic is 90 falls to Matthew, who is about to learn that the competitive spirit
is both a blessing and curse.
2003 Duration 26min DVD - 6SBGRG Price a. $66 b. $99 c. $29.95
Shadya
Shadya is an Arab-Israeli
girl who is also a karate
champion. This film follows
her as she comes to terms
with her Palestinian heritage,
Muslim religion and her position within the Israeli
karate team. Filmmaker, Roy Westler captures
Shadya’s journey as she processes who she is
and fiercely defends her right to compete in karate
competitions. Over the course of the film, the question also presents itself
as to whether the unfettered Shadya can cope with her brothers, who
openly condemn her attitude, and later with her fiancé, to whom she has
been promised. (From Israel, Hebrew and Arabic, English subtitles)
2007 Duration 52min
DVD - 6SBSHAD Price a. $88 b. $132 c. $39.95
Race for the Beach
Following the December
2005 riots on Cronulla Beach
involving Surf Lifesavers and
young Lebanese Muslim boys,
a major drive to educate
Lebanese Muslims about beach culture and turn
some of them into lifesavers has been initiated.
Race to the Beach follows the intensely emotional
and physically challenging journey of a young
Australian-Lebanese Muslim boy who volunteers to become Australia’s
first Lebanese Muslim lifesaver. For young Muslim boys the beach is
contested territory, they’re torn between the values of their families and
the values of the beach.
2007 Duration 52min
DVD - 6SBRBEA Price a. $88 b. $132 c. $39.95
Johnny Warren
Johnny Warren was Australia’s
greatest football ambassador
after an entire lifetime
dedicated to what he called
his “mission” - promoting the
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world game down under. By associating himself
alongside migrants of all nationalities he was
a true visionary in understanding how football
could help bridge the cultural divides that so
characterised post-war Australia.
2007 Duration 52min
DVD - 6SBJWAR Price a. $88 b. $132 c. $39.95
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