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
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