Crazy8’s has been organizing 8-day filmmaking challenges since 1999. Those filmmakers selected after a successful pitch are given 8 days to produce a short. On 20April2024 all 6 selected finalists present their short in Vancouver followed by a gala evening.
Preteen Chelsea (Nylee Phinney) is somewhat hefty for the typical figure skater yet she is enrolled in the Golden Blade Skating Club coached by the less than compassionate Karoline (Gigi Neil).
At practice with the “regionals” in mind young ladies whirl and whizz about with prima donna Jill dazzling all and clumsy and bizarrely dressed Chelsea labouring with her moves and falling noted and commented with appropriate eye rolls of disgust by nasty Karoline. After lacing into Karoline, Chelsea leaves the ice and a massive collision with Jill sets a groggy Chelsea elegantly dancing to Tea Paty’s “Heaven Coming Down” and growing up awfully quickly. Her wonderful smile at the end of the short is worth the price of admission. I am sure she must have been singing Sinatra’s “My Way”.
Gigi Neil performs CRUELTY to the tee!
Directed by Teresa Alfeld.
You can watch the trailer here https://crazy8s.film/films/toe-pick/
RKS 2024 Film Rating: 87/100.
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