The Track
Description
Sarajevo’s luge track, built for the 1984 Winter Games, is now a bullet-holed, graffitied tourist attraction. But where outsiders see war-scarred history, luge coach Senad Omanović and his team see possibilities for a brighter future. Three decades after the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, many young people are leaving to find jobs abroad, while those who stay behind warily eye an uncertain tomorrow. But for Omanović and the men he trains, a ray of hope lingers along with dreams of Olympic glory. The Track is the story of the team’s steadfast will to continue doing what they believe in, even without any support or encouragement from the state. A winning underdog tale, this infectious documentary invites the audience to root for these athletes and their will to win—or at least compete.—Bedatri Choudhury
Ryan Sidhoo is a documentary director, writer, and producer. As a producer, his work includes Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew (2021), which was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Documentary. He directed the series True North – Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (2018), for which he won a Webby Award. The Track, the recipient of an SFFILM 2023 Documentary Film Fund grant, is his first directorial feature.
Film Details
LanguageBosnian
Year2025
PremiereCalifornia
Runtime90
CountryCanada
DirectorRyan Sidhoo
Executive ProducerRyan Sidhoo, Graham Withers
EditorGraham Withers
CinematographerJesse McCracken
MusicEdo Van Breemen, Johannes Winkler
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are not currently confirmed for this film
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film
