18 minutes of chalk dust, teenage sweat, and the brutal poetry of female ambition.
When two gymnasts are selected for the National training camp they learn something new about bodies, boys and friendship.
Direction
Amati's unflinching close-ups make gymnastics feel almost violent.
Acting
Buttery and Lyons capture that specific feral intimacy of teen girls.
Director
Martina Amati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made through the UK Film Council's Microwave scheme supporting emerging women directors, part of a wave of 2010s British shorts examining working-class female athleticism.
Amati cast actual gymnasts rather than actors, then workshopped dialogue for months—those hesitations and overlaps are largely improvised, which is why the locker room scene feels stolen from real life.
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