Icebreakers

For a sport that revolves around expressiveness, romance and a hell of a lot of sequins, the world of figure skating has a startlingly archaic stance on sexuality and gender. Same-sex pairs and gender bending are strictly forbidden in elite competitions – but once every four years, a parallel skating universe appears. At the Gay Games skating competition in Paris, an intergenerational group of skaters pushes the boundaries of their sport in the hope that mainstream skating will one day encompass a richer spectrum of the human experience.

• Directors: Jocelyn Glatzer, Marlo Poras
• Producers: The Documentary Group, Jocelyn Glatzer, Marlo Poras

• The LEF Foundation
• NYSCA
• NYC Women’s Fund // NYFA