Serena

The documentary draws a close portrait of a tennis player who has won four Olympic gold medals. At the centre of the film is the aim of taking four major tournaments in a row, but what it really looks at is the pressure coming from outside on that aim and how fragile that pressure leaves a person. The camera is at training, off the court and in the waiting before a match. The account does not present success as a natural result; it says that every tournament carries a weight of its own. Other tennis players speak in the film as well. The account shows the athlete not only on the court but as a person who is spoken about. Ryan White’s ninety minute American documentary was completed in 2016.