THEME EXPLORATION

pole vault

2 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Santa's Little Helpers
Santa's Little Helpers
2019 · Derek Drymon
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His dynamic montage theory and celebration of human physical achievement in films like Battleship Potemkin capture the explosive energy and vertical momentum inherent in pole vault.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His commitment to depicting working-class struggle and human aspiration against odds resonates with the determination and perseverance central to pole vault as both sport and metaphor.