Title
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
Direction
Cheryl Furjanic
Country
USA
Cast
Greg Louganis
Production
Will Sweeney Productions
Distribution
Will Sweeney Productions
Genre
Documentary
Duration
90'
Year
2014
Festivals
Cinetopia (Detroit), Cleveland, New York (documentaries), Frameline (San Francisco, LGBT), Hamptons, Miami (LGBT), Nueva Orleans, Palm Spring, Portland (LGBT)
First showing in
Spain
OFFICIAL SECTION: DOCUMENTARIES
Back on Board is an intimate portrait of the public triumphs and private struggles of trailblazing openly gay athlete and four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis. The movie follows Greg Louganis over the past three years as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but not welcomed in.
With unprecedented access, the film reveals the complicated life of an athlete whose grace, beauty, and courage sparked a worldwide fascination with diving. It chronicles Louganis’ rise from a difficult upbringing to nearly universal acclaim as the greatest diver ever, and from pioneering openly gay athlete with HIV to an overlooked sports icon.