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OLYMPIC HALFTIME

By Haruna HONCOOP

Female director - Completed 2023

A documentary essay reflecting on spaces of the Olympic architecture and urban development in several selected locations in Europe and Asia.

Festivals
& Awards

Ji.hlava IDFF 2023

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Female director, First film, Documentary
- Countries
- CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA
- Languages
- CZECH, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, JAPANESE
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 77 mn
- Director(s)
- Haruna HONCOOP
- Writer(s)
- Haruna HONCOOP, Dimitrios POLYZOS
- Producer(s)
- Vít JANEČEK (D1film)
- Synopsis
- What impact do the Olympic Games have on their host cities? Athens, Tokyo, Beijing and Paris – cities that have changed the urban layout of entire neighbourhoods for the Olympics, transforming their appearance forever. Unused sports stadiums are falling into disrepair and grass is growing over them, while public attention is focused on the construction of new stadiums costing billions, displacing thousands of residents who have to make way for them. The director travels to Olympic host cities to explore this unsustainable cycle, which has a devastating effect on the city’s economy, the environment, and the lives of ordinary people.