• Metal Battle Girl

    Metal Battle Girl



  • Metal Battle Girl

    Metal Battle Girl



  • Metal Battle Girl

    Metal Battle Girl



Metal Battle Girl

a film by Andreas Wolff

Metal Battle Girl

2023 | 77:00 min

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
Professional snowboarder Silvia Mittermüller is in a traumatic conflict with her federation. Being expelled from the national team immediately after her first Olympics participation, she plunges into depression with thoughts of suicide. Now, three years later, she wants to return to the Olympics - not even a serious injury during the shooting shall stop her. But it turns out that the end of her career has
already been decided by the president of the German snowboard federation - regardless of Silvia's athletic level and her World Cup points. The film itself becomes part of the story when the president tries to intervene in the storytelling. Does Silvia succumb to the federation official’s threats or does she take the chance to start a new phase of her life?
Festivals/Awards
2023
38 DOK.fest Munich, VFF Documentary Film Production Award Nominee –
Cast and Crew
  • Director Andreas Wolff
  • Producer Andreas Wolff
  • Director of Photography Tobias Tempel
  • Protagonist Silvia Mittermüller, Anna Gasser, Leon Gütl
  • Editor Christian Lonk, Andreas Wolff
  • Score  Meredi
Director's Statement
I had been a professional windsurfer for 10 years. Like Silvia, I grew up in a suburb of Munich, Germany. When I read about her depression in the German news magazine DER SPIEGEL, I immediately felt connected to Silvia’s story. After my own career had ended, I fell into a "black hole" myself. Throughout several years I was restlessly searching for an activity that would fulfill me in a similar way that my sport did – until I accepted that it wouldn’t exist. The sport slowly fades away – the body and psyche, which have become accustomed to the everyday activity, take many years to adjust to the after-sports-life. This can cause huge depressions. In my opinion, Silvia is fighting to continue her career in order to avoid that depression. And it seems particularly painful that a powerful man, a non-athlete, pulls the plug. I'm making this film to show how sensitive an athlete's psyche is and what it takes to let go.
Original Languages

German

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