The Countdown
“Watch silver medal-winning fencer Ysaora Thibus’ journey to the Tokyo Olympics”
2021•4m•Released
Documentary
Emerging filmmaker Jade Ang Jackman shares a fierce new film about Olympian fencer Ysaora Thibus and her journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Countdown consists of archive footage of Thibus in training, a stylized sequence that isolates the fencing lunge, and a self-shot video diary that gives viewers an insight into the athlete’s tireless training practice and what it takes to compete at an elite level.
Director
Jade Ang Jackman
Languages
English, French, Japanese
Studio
Nowness
Cast
Ysaora Thibus
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