Touch the Wall

Touch the Wall
Movie · Documentary · Sports

Swimming phenom and multiple Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin was destined for greatness at an early age, but destiny can be a burden. When 4-time Olympic Silver medalist Kara Lynn Joyce joined Missy’s teenage swim club, destiny started to become reality. In Kara, Missy finds the older sister she never had; in Missy, Kara begins to rediscover the mojo that made her one of the fiercest sprinters in the sport. Together they train, compete, and support each other as they reach for the highest pantheon of swimming – the London 2012 Olympic games. But as tension with their coach builds, the pool becomes too big for the two of them. Driven apart by coach and circumstance, they reunite triumphantly in London, and Missy becomes one of athletics biggest stars. Touch the Wall is a tale of adversity, triumph, and the friendship between two strong women. Not just a movie for swimmers, Touch the Wall is a universal story of grace and love in the rarified world of elite athletic competition. Together, Missy and Kara redefine what it means to win.

2014 · 1h 41m
  • 40%
  • 10+
Starring Missy Franklin, Kara Lynn Joyce, Missy Franklin
Director Grant Barbeito, Christo Brock

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Cast & Crew

  • Missy Franklin
    Herself
  • K‌L
    Kara Lynn Joyce
    Herself
  • Missy Franklin
    Self
  • K‌L
    Kara Lynn Joyce
    Self
  • G‌B
    Grant Barbeito
    Director
  • Christo Brock
    Director
  • G‌B
    Grant Barbeito
    Producer
  • Christo Brock
    Producer
  • Christo Brock
    Writer

About

Touch the Wall

Documentary

Swimming phenom and multiple Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin was destined for greatness at an early age, but destiny can be a burden. When 4-time Olympic Silver medalist Kara Lynn Joyce joined Missy’s teenage swim club, destiny started to become reality. In Kara, Missy finds the older sister she never had; in Missy, Kara begins to rediscover the mojo that made her one of the fiercest sprinters in the sport. Together they train, compete, and support each other as they reach for the highest pantheon of swimming – the London 2012 Olympic games. But as tension with their coach builds, the pool becomes too big for the two of them. Driven apart by coach and circumstance, they reunite triumphantly in London, and Missy becomes one of athletics biggest stars. Touch the Wall is a tale of adversity, triumph, and the friendship between two strong women. Not just a movie for swimmers, Touch the Wall is a universal story of grace and love in the rarified world of elite athletic competition. Together, Missy and Kara redefine what it means to win.

10+

COMMON SENSE

Strong female role models in Olympic swimming docu.

40%

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Average 6
Reviews 5
Fresh 2
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Information

Studio
Brainstorm Media
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2014 Touch the Wall LLC

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English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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