A teenager designs Olympic medals AND performs at the opening ceremony? Show-off.
'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is a short form documentary that follows the journey of New Zealand artist and athlete, Zakea Page, winning the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games medal design competition and fulfilling a lifelong dream to perform at the opening ceremonies. The film was shot over the course of one week in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games and weaved together with self-taped footage of Zakea's younger years as an athlete and artist. Accompanied with interviews of his family, 'Ink and Gold' highlights the connection between art and sport in bringing together peoples of diverse cultures and backgrounds to bridge barriers of language and foster connections, mutual understanding, and respect for one another.
Direction
Self-directed by the subject — meta, raw, and weirdly confident.
Production
Seamless blend of archival home footage and polished Olympic ceremony.
Director
Zakea Page
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zakea Page was only 18 when he became the first New Zealander to design Olympic medals, beating hundreds of international entries.
The Youth Olympics specifically seek young designers for their medals — a deliberate strategy to center youth voice that mainstream Olympics basically ignore.
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