Stade 81 Explained

Stade 81
Director:Jaco Van Dormael
Runtime:14 minutes
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish

Stade 81 (also known as Starting Blocks) is a 1981 documentary short film written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. The short film was shot in 1981 in Sweden, Canada and United Kingdom. Stade 81 is a documentary about the first Special Olympics. The film received various awards, including the Caducee d'Or at the 1982 Rennes International Film Festival.[1] In 2011, it appeared at the Sottodiciotto Filmfestival held in Turin in the retrospective dedicated to Van Dormael.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stade 81 (Jaco Van Dormael). January 25, 2012. Cinergie. French.
  2. Web site: Retrospettiva Jaco "Le Heros". Il cinema visionario di Van Dormael. January 25, 2012. Sottodiciotto Filmfestival. Italian.