2020 · documentary · sports
Rising Phoenix
Directed by Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte1h 46m2020
Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.
Our read: Rising Phoenix (2020) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded documentary · sports entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle documentary / sports, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
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- redemptive
- tender
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