Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
Cameron Duncan wrote, directed and starred in this short film, the same year a lump in his knee turned out to be cancerous. Aged only 16, Duncan had already showcased his filmmaking talents on a series of award-winning short pieces made for Fair Go's annual programme devoted to commercials. With DFK6498, he channels his recent experiences into a short, stylishly-shot memoir of incarceration, frustration and freedom lost. The film went on to win a trio of awards at Wanganui's River City Film Festival and win praise from director Peter Jackson.
"Aksel" forteller historien om en av Norges største idrettsprofiler gjennom tidene, Aksel Lund Svindal. Filmen skildrer dramatiske hendelser i utforløypene, opp- og nedturer i livet utenfor bakken og kampen mot en kropp som sliter med å tåle belastningene. "Aksel" gir et unikt innblikk i en eventyrlig og spektakulær idrettskarriere, i en karakterdrevet film om samhold, viljestyrke og frykt.
Tegan Nox’s WWE dream almost ended early due to a pair of serious knee injuries. Witness the highs and lows of her journey back to the ring.