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The Will to Fly (2016)
Inspirational on a Number of Levels
The Will to Fly is an outstanding documentary on a number of levels. It tells the struggle of Lydia Lassila to achieve perfection as an aerial skier and as a member of Australia's freestyle Olympic team. Lydia's perseverance is inspirational and her achievements, as a woman and as an athlete, are remarkable. The way the documentary is structured is equally remarkable: the story line, the buildup of tension, the background information, the interviews with other skiers all weave into a documentary that can stand next to any other; sporting or otherwise. Well done to Leo Baker and Katie Bender for showing just as much perseverance is Lydia Lassila. Everyone should see this movie; it is fascinating on so many levels and has much more to do with the struggle to achieve than simply with skiing.