Filmed over four years, Personal Best follows up-and-coming British sprinters on their journey from the grassroots of athletics to the international stage. The film is both a gripping portrait of the athletes in training and competition, and a deeply personal account of their lives unfolding - revealing victory, defeat, agony, ecstasy and the simple trials of growing up. On the eve of the 2012 Olympics, this film tells the stories of Britain's young sprinters as they strive towards their dreams. This is an inspiring but genuine portrait of Britain's youth and a penetrating... study of the art of sprinting, peeling back the layers so we can finally understand everything it means to them as they wait on the start line for the gun to fire. [show more]
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Documentary that follows a number of top young British sprinters as they attempt to make it to the 2012 London Olympics. Made in partnership with Adidas, the film follows four young athletes, James Ellington, Richard Alleyne, Jeanette Kwakye and Omardo Anson, for a period of four years as they pursue their dreams of qualifying for the Olympics in their home nation. As well as detailing the way in which the athletes deal with sporting issues such as injuries, training and the demands of competition, the documentary looks into other aspects of their life and examines the stresses and strains generated by trying to make it to the biggest sporting event in the world.
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