small pain for glory
BBC Storyville / WGBH
director: Laura Ashton
composer: Jon Nicholls
In the wake of devasting civil war, an inspirational athletics trainer attempts to set up a team to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympics. This moving documentary for BBC Storyville charted their extraordinary journey from barefoot training in the bombed-out streets of Freetown to their triumphant entry into the Olympic stadium.
Urban Films for BBC Storyville / WGBH.