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Olympia (1998 film)

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Olympia
Directed byBob Byington
Written byHoward Rodman
Produced byAdrienne Gruben
StarringJason Andrews
Carmen Nogales
CinematographyPaul Kloss
Edited byGarret Savage
Music byLisa Hunsacker
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
76 minutes

Olympia is a 1998[1] film about a Mexican soap opera star who leaves her career behind to pursue her first love – javelin throwing.[2][3] She comes to the United States and takes up with a coach who's never coached before.

Director Bob Byingtons' film opened for the SXSW film festival that year.[4]

The movie won the Grand Jury prize for best drama at the Long Island Film Festival.[5]

Lisa Hunsacker, who composed the music for the film, was also the costume designer.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Mr. Olympia Retrospect!".
  2. ^ Badikian, Beatriz (1998). "Olympia (review)". Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies. 28 (3–4): 86–87. Project MUSE 395875.
  3. ^ Smith, Russell (13 November 1998). "Olympia". The Austin Chronicle.
  4. ^ Dawson, Nick. "Bob Byington, Harmony and Me". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ Olympia - IMDb, retrieved 12 April 2019
  6. ^ "Lisa Hunsacker". IMDb. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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