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, 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.

• Santa Barbara International Film Festival, February 2025
• Florida Film Festival, April 2025
• Southside Film Festival, June 2025
• Indy Shorts, July 2025
• Calgary International Film Festival, September 2025
• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, October 2025
• Montclair Film Festival, October 2025
• SCAD Savannah Film Festival, October 2025
• Arlington International Film Festival, November 2025

• A New Yorker Documentary
• Featuring: Wade Corbett, Joel Dear, Christian Erwin, Laura Moore & Mark Stanford
• Executive Producer: Paul Moakley
• Directors: Jocelyn Glatzer, Marlo Poras
• Producers: Jocelyn Glatzer, Marlo Poras
• Skating Cinematographer: Jordan Cowan
• Cinematographer: Marlo Poras
• Editor: Marlo Poras
• Additional Editor: Kate Emerson
• Music Supervisor: Ben Davis
• Production Photographer: Shiho Fukada

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