Jan Tenhaven

Germany / 2010 / 94 min

Contemplative and insightful, Autumn Gold follows a selection of 80 – 100 year-old athletes as they prepare for the global World Masters Championships track and field event. Offering sage-like reflection on lives fully lived, these are the oldest official sports competitors in the world. Yet director Jan Tenhaven avoids rationalising the reasons for each character’s undiminished fitness, instead painting a series of metaphorical, cinematic portraits. The result is a beautifully rendered depiction of a group of markedly different senior citizens who share a common love of sports and an irrepressible zest for life.
 

Australian Premiere

Sun, October 9 - 6:00 pm
Cinema 1, Chauvel Cinema

Selected Festivals & Awards

Hot Docs winner of Filmmakers Award & Top Ten Audience Favorites, IDFA winner of DOC U Award & 2nd Place Audience Award

Director: Jan Tenhaven
Producers: Christian Beetz,
Johannes Rosenberger
Editor: Jürgen Winkelblech
Print Source: Gebrüder Beetz Film produktion

The screening is supported by:
Goethe Institut Sydney