The Wind in her Hands

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The wind is both force and resistance. 21-year-old Elena throws herself into the Olympic dream with no experience and a past she has never faced. Qualifying for IQ Foil Windsurfing seems almost impossible, she first lifted off the water on a foil just three years ago. Her relentless ambition has always been her strategy and her shield, a fine line between discipline and self-sabotage. Surviving an eating disorder was only one of many waves crashing over her. As the wind stirs long-buried memories, the trauma of sexual abuse begins to resurface, and for the first time, Elena speaks out publicly about the assault she endured years ago. Only by letting go of control can she find true balance, stand her ground in competition, and discover a path to Olympic qualification that has never been attempted before. Set against the vast beauty and indifference of the sea, this feminist and poetic coming-of-age documentary explores the fragile boundary between ambition, survival, and self-liberation.

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