Beyond the Podium: Celebrating Canadian Women Champions

Beyond the Podium: Celebrating Canadian Women Champions

Beyond the Podium: Celebrating Canadian Women Champions

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Beyond the Podium: Celebrating Canadian Women Champions

2024

2h 20m

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Overview

A groundbreaking, feature documentary film highlighting the triumphs and tribulations of some of Canada's most-inspiring women winter athletes, through the lens of a women-identifying and non-binary independent filmmaking team.

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10 featured cast members

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Angela Galanopoulos

Angela Galanopoulos

Self (Narrator)

Sarah Dawn Pledge

Sarah Dawn Pledge

Self (Host)

Kaillie Humphries

Kaillie Humphries

Self

Meghan Agosta

Self

Kaetlyn Osmond

Kaetlyn Osmond

Self

Jennifer Heil

Jennifer Heil

Self

Alysha Main

Self

Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse

Self

Kelsey Serwa

Kelsey Serwa

Self

Maëlle Ricker

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Brenda Whitehall
Written by: Brenda Whitehall
Produced by: Juliana Bergstrom
Angela Galanopoulos

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