This humorous story concerning a boy's painful encounter with a climbing rope mirrors the experiences of many children intimidated by the seemingly impossible requirements of gym class. It is Truman's turn to mount the rope and as the boy confronts the insurmountable obstacle, his active imagination transforms it into a noose. Struggling with the dangling nemesis, Truman falls and is rewarded for his efforts with a bloody nose. Frustrated, the embattled boy pretends he is Robin Hood and shoots his sadistic physical education teacher full of arrows. Consumed by anger, (a good motivator), Truman exacts revenge on his tormentors below
The film, based on the book Landing On My Feet, A Diary Of Dreams by Strug and John P. Lopez, tells the true story of the gymnast’s triumph against the odds to win Team USA’s first gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Twins Essie and Ella are best friends who share a passion for gymnastics. When they are both up for the same event, its causes a divided, and they're faced with the challenge of competing against each other.
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.
Steve is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie is the new girl at his old gym, who has moved to town to train with their powerful coach.
Reiko, a female college student, was looking outside with her newly purchased telescope. She bought it impulsively, but since she had no intention of using it, she looked around the neighborhood.
Looks at the United States as it becomes an increasingly diverse nation. Tracing the history of significant changes in the Immigration and Nationality Act beginning in 1965, this program introduces a dramatic vision of a multi-cultural America where people of color are the new majority.
