Directed through Madrid based company Plaza by Little Spain, the film follows the Spanish Winter Olympic team preparing for the upcoming games.
This film is an emotive and visceral expression of the trials, effort, energy and mental strain required to be an elite athlete at this level. Emotively encapsulated by rapper Tre Mission, we witness them in action in training in Sierra Nevada, honing skills, rehabbing injuries, and pushing themselves to the limit.
This trailer is taken from the 20-minute documentary ValentÃa Bajo Cero, which was made for Movistar in Spain and currently has 2.7 million views on YouTube. The film is focussed on the support systems these elite athletes need to operate, from family encouragement to bespoke physiotherapy, the team and people around each individual who helps them get closer to their goal and maintain themselves on the often lonely journey of being an elite skier.
Filming in the CAR training centre and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, the film is a boldly cinematic documentary, that takes on a immediate, poetic quality, highlighting the human experience of this rarified world.