Perfect
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WINTER FILM AWARDS 2017 WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
2016
Canada, Brazil
77 mins
English, French
US Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Jérémie Battaglia | |
| Sylvie Van Brabant, Amélie Lambert Bouchard | |
Strength. Stamina. Sequins. ‘Perfect’ follows the Canadian synchronized swimming team beyond the beauty, to the brawn it takes to be an Olympic athlete. With unprecedented access to the team and their trainer, ‘Perfect’ highlights this determined, strong and hard working group of women in their quest to make it to the Olympics through the most gruelling year of their lives. From Montreal to Bratislava, Kazan and Puerto Rico, battling eating disorders, dislocated knees and crushing losses, these girls never give up. And more importantly, they never stop smiling.
About the Director
Trained as a cameraman, Jérémie Battaglia worked for several years in France, primarily on fiction movies and reportages. Interested in new media and in the documentary possibilities they offer, he produced and directed by himself a first web/documentary project about the presidential elections in France in 2012. This project enabled him to work with Canada’s National Film Board on three interactive documentary projects about social and political issues in Quebec.
Reviews
“Perfect” Sheds Light on the Grossly Overlooked Sport of Synchronized Swimming — Lisa Monaco, Winter Film Awards
‘Perfect’ Takes Viewers in the Stange and Demanding World of Synchronized Swimming— Calgary Herald
New film follows Canada’s synchronized swimming team on road to Rio — BT Breakfast Television Montreal
‘Perfect’ by Montrealer Jérémie Battaglia shines spotlight on much-maligned “girly” sportThe Daily Hive Montreal
