“It’s certainly not a sports movie” — The Track Director Ryan Sidhoo On Coming-Of-Age At 120KM Per Hour

When Vancouver filmmaker Ryan Sidhoo first travelled to the Bosnian city of Sarajevo, little did he know that he would return with a truly inspiring coming-of-age documentary, shot through the eyes of the country’s young luge team.

As the film plays at VIFF 2025, Ryan spoke to ILT about finding hope in generational trauma, discovering the beauty of Bosnian culture, and being told to get off a luge track that was not quite as abandoned as it seemed.

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