Jump! (2007)
Part Art Form - Part Extreme Sport - Total Obsession
Genre : Documentary, Documentary
Runtime : 1H 25M
Director : Helen Hood Scheer
Synopsis
JUMP! is a feature-length character-driven documentary about competitive jump rope that follows kids on five teams from around the country who push physical and psychological limits in pursuit of winning the World Championship. Part extreme sport, part art form, their moves are masterfully choreographed and bursting with rhythm, sweat and originality. These teens sacrifice everything to get where they are and each has his or her own reason to be so driven. After arduous drilling and mind-boggling performances, rivalry and collaboration have dramatic unexpected results.
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