International Features & Mid-length Competition

The Gymnast

In a former mill-town devastated by loss of industry, a 16 year-old elite gymnast and her single father, a die hard “gym dad”, fight to reinvent themselves after a potentially career-ending injury.

The Gymnast

Charlotte Glynn United States 2026 84 min Live action

Monica is a fearless, aspiring elite gymnast with the talent and drive to win golds. With unwavering support from her single father, Rich, an unlikely "gym dad" covered in menacing tattoos, it seems like nothing can stop her quest for gymnastics glory. But then, five weeks before the most important meet of her life, Monica tears a ligament in her knee and the future she and Rich imagined is now thrown into question. Monica’s injury reveals the fragility in the life they’ve created.