Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2018

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John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection and Free Solo
Crossing Beyond (Country: South Korea; Year: 2018; Director: Yi Seung-jun)
Follows five athletes who competed in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Free Solo (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi; Stars: Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless)
Following rock climber Alex Honnold as he seeks to be the first climber to ascend free solo – without safety ropes – the 3,000-foot cliff of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite Park.
John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection (L'empire de la perfection) (Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Julien Faraut; Stars: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric)
Documentary about the US tennis ace.
The Nagano Tapes: Rewound, Replayed & Reviewed (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Ondrej Hudecek; Writer: Ondrej Hudecek, Jon Weinbach; Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Pavel Bárta, Marc Crawford, John Davidson, Helene Elliott, Michael Farber, René Fasel, Theo Fleury, Roman Hamrlik, Dominik Hasek, Libena Hlinková, Brett Hull, Zdenek Janda, Jaromír Jágr, Jirí Kolis)
The inspiring story behind the Czech Republic’s historic gold medal victory at the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998.
Time Trial (Country: UK; Year: 2017; Director: Finlay Pretsell; Stars: Thomas Dekker, David Millar)
A documentary following David Millar in his final season in the saddle.
Wayne (Country: Australia, New Zealand; Year: 2018; Director: Jeremy Sims; Writer: Jeremy Sims, Tim Woodhouse, Matthew Metcalfe)
Documentary about motorcycle world champion Wayne Gardener.
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