An experimental film exploring the formalities and demands of Olympic gymnastics, seen through the determination, skill and playful competition of two girls at the Europa Gym Club, Erith. Based in a London suburb, GOLD creates a surreal world evoking the promise of freedom and the power of adrenaline of the early teenage years.

Director: Rachel Davies; Producer: Polly Nash; Cinematographer: Natasha Braier; Sound Artist: Andy Cowton; Editor: Nick Fenton, Choreographer: Hanna Gillgren and Heidi Rustgaard; Performers: Amy Tarrant and Jessica Bryant; Music: Tom Gillieron and Ravi McArthur; Words: Joe Bevan.

Rachel Davies studied at the Royal College of Art and makes film and animation which is personal, formal and poetic, often incorporating collisions of style and genre. She has directed award-winning animated promos for MTV, education programmes for BBC, dance and poetry films for Channel 4 and projection work for theatre, dance and pop performances in major theatre and stadium venues. In 2002 she was associate artist at The Place. Currently she is developing new projection work on ideas of fear and blindness and a longer dance film about modern city life.

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