Lyon-born filmmaker Elie Grappe should be anxiously awaiting the world premiere of his first feature “Olga,” but like so many other filmmakers was forced to put everything on hold when the COVID-19…
should be anxiously awaiting the world premiere of his first feature “Olga,” but like so many other filmmakers was forced to put everything on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic ground production around the world to a halt. Instead, this year his unfinished film will participate with a host of other similarly postponed projects in Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow sidebar for films stuck in stasis, waiting to be finished when post-COVID production is once again possible.
While developing the project, Grappe spent several weeks in Kiev and later the Swiss Olympic center interviewing top level athletes. The demanding role of Olga will be played by newcomer Anastasiia Budiashkina, herself a Ukrainian gymnast from Lougansk, whom Grappe met while researching the screenplay.“Nastya is incredibly true with her emotions, and has been very brave in this long adventure,” he praised the young actor for her strength under the less than ideal circumstances of a shoot divided by months of time spent in isolation. Several Swiss National Team gymnasts will also appear in the film.
A year later, Grappe’s graduation short “Suspendu” again used closeups to bring viewers into intimate spaces with the film’s subjects, once again young performing artists. This time however, the darker aspects of elite level competition were put on display, highlighting the physical and emotional toll a promising career in dance can take on adolescents.
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