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2023 Sarasota Film Festival

Losing Grip

2022• 59 min• United States• English

About this film

Shane Wiskus is a top collegiate gymnast who dreams of going to the Olympics. But when the COVID-19 pandemic postpones the games, his university uses the crisis as a pretext to cut the program. Shane is forced to train independently and yet still manages to win the Nissen Emery Award at the end of the year, the NCAA’s highest honor for gymnastics.


In Attendance: Steven Nye, Director; Shane Wiskus, Subject

Credits

Director
Steven Nye
Filmmaker
Steven Nye
Producer
Steven Nye, Christopher Boulton
Cast
John Roethlisberger, Shane Wiskus

Premiere: Yes

Sarasota and Florida FilmmakersDocumentary FeatureSports

Trailer

Losing Grip
Losing Grip — production still