Ping Pong
Synopsis
8 players with 703 years between them guide us through the extraordinary world of Veteran sports. 81-year old Englishman Terry, recovering from life-threatening cancer, battles to retain his gold medal title. At 99, Australian legend Dorothy de Low creates a sensation as the oldest competitor at the Championships. German newcomer Inge, aged 89, has fought her way out of a dementia ward using the power of ping pong. This film is as much about the tenacity of the human spirit as it is a meditation on mortality.
Right now 1 in 6 people on the planet are over the age of 60. By 2030 that figure will be 1 in every 4. From the outset the film challenges perceptions of what it is to grow old. With humour and sensitivity it engages with the issues we all face in an ageing global population.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 75 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Hugh Hartford 1st Feature
- Producer
- Anson Hartford
- Executive Producer
- Maxyne Franklin, Beadie Finzi
- Editor
- John Mister
- Screenwriter
- Hugh Hartford, Anson Hartford
- Sound
- Daniel Chu Owen
- Composer
- Orlando Roberton
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Banyak Films
Temple WorksBrett Passage
London
E8 1JR
Tel: +44 (0)20 8533 1240
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