This Is Brighton

October. 14,2023      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

THIS IS BRIGHTON is a coming-of-age sports documentary about Brighton Zeuner, one of the best female contest skateboarders of her generation. As skateboarding becomes an Olympic sport, this character-driven film reveals the anxiety and pressures of competition, effects of social media, and how a global pandemic upended the promise of a young skater destined to be the best.

Jeff Grosso as  Self
Bryce Ava Wettstein as  Self

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Reviews

Solidrariol
2023/10/14

Am I Missing Something?

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Fairaher
2023/10/15

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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BelSports
2023/10/16

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Haven Kaycee
2023/10/17

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

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