Autumn Gold will be shown within the context of the new Berlinale Market "German Cinema - LOLA@Berlinale" on February 13th, 01:30 pm in Cinemaxx 1. Be sure to bring your festival pass!
Breaking News: Jiri & Co will open the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague (March 7th-17th). We feel very honored that our film has been selected the opening night film of this wonderful festival. Thank you, Prague! The festival wrote:
"This film offers a sensitive, formally elegant, and occasionally cheerful portrait of five athletes. The makers of this documentary elegantly show us how well one can preserve a healthy spirit, a vigorous mind and admirable levels of fitness in an aging body."
We are very proud to announce that Autumn Gold has been selected for a possible award nomination for the German Film Award!
"There was never a moment while watching the film where I was not thinking that these athletes were amazing." says Journalist Mr. Carey (click to read full review) after seeing the film at the RIDM Festival in Montreal.
During its US premiere Los Angeles, KABC's George Pennachio did a piece on our film Autumn Gold for the segment "Hollywood Wrap", see it here.
A story of winning and losing, triumphs and setbacks, Autumn Gold is a beautiful testament to never giving up on life no matter what your age. Tenhaven proves that age is not a number, it is how you feel.
-Jesther Entertainment
A celebration of life force! A movie filled with joy of—and for—LIFE. AUTUMN GOLD explores the deep drive of the human spirit that exists in all of us, no matter what our age. The wit, the triumphs, and the human desire to challenge oneself are all blended together to examine the quest for a fulfilled long life. The visually captivating and mythical ending of the movie is not just extraordinary but inspiring to us all. I loved it.
-Uta Pippig, three-time winner of both the Boston and Berlin Marathons, Founder and President of Take The Magic Step®
Autumn Gold tells the life-affirming story of five athletes in their preparation for the Track and Field World Championships. Their toughest challenge is their age: these potential world champions are between 80 and 100. With ambition and a good portion of humour, they accept the task. On the finishing line of their lifes, they seek their ultimate challenge for yet another time and give their best on the way to a gold medal in Finland. True to the motto: "We can still rest after death."
Alfred the 100 year old discus thrower from Vienna and passionate nude painter has an artificial knee implanted just six months prior to the finals in Finland. He wants to keep going "somehow" and feels to young to sit in a rocking chair. Will he be up for it when the competition starts?
Jiří the 82 year old high jumper from Czech Republic trains his stamina in the staircase of his apartment building. The former horse breeder dreams of making the one meter mark for one last time in his life. His wife massages the crooked back and asks him to take it easy: "Be careful, you don't have to be a hero anymore!"
Ilse the 82 year old shot putter from the German town of Kiel excels to new heights since her husband died and she moved to a new city; Herbert (93) from Stockholm races against his loneliness and misses the sexual component in his life as a widower; while Gabre from Italy announces with pretended outrage that she won't let anyone know her age - just before a fellow sportswoman reveals it to the camera.
It is a competition against age and other hurdles of life. They want to stand on the podium for one last time. Who will make it to Finland? Who will retire in dignity? Who will fight to the bitter end? A story of winning and losing, of setbacks and triumphs. Autumn Gold is a hommage to life how it can be: not smooth and wrinkle-free but full of humour and determination.
