Overview

Grey Glory is a documentary about Canadian seniors who are pushing their bodies to the limit.

“Grey Glory” will be airing in Canada on Friday, April 15th at 3pm, 11pm and Saturday, April 16th at 9am on AMI (http://www.ami.ca/Pages/default.aspx). The documentary will also start airing across the USA on PBS stations starting April 1st, 2016. For those of you in Washington State or in British Columbia you can catch #GreyGlory on the PBS station KCTS9 on 
Mon 4/4 @ 4:30am, 
Tue 4/19 @ 11:30pm and 
Sun 4/24 @ 4:30pm. http://kcts9.org/tv-schedule/kcts-9 Please promote the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GreyGloryGreyAmbition/ "Grey Glory" continues to air in English and also Ukrainian on Rogers' OMNI TV across Canada and on CBC's Documentary Channel. To see the website for "Grey Glory" go to: http://www.brandyyproductions.com/grey-glory/ "Grey Glory" is a heartwarming and inspirational documentary about Canadian seniors who are pushing their bodies to the limit, redefining our perceptions of aging. "Grey Glory" was filmed in 2013 and tells the story of five extraordinary athletes; Olga Kotelko, a ninety-four year old Masters Track and Field star who didn’t start the sport until she was seventy-seven; Christa Bortignon, who was so inspired by Olga that she took up the sport in her seventies; Milos Kostic, a seventy-two year old runner and triathlete who has competed in over twenty IRONMAN® triathlons; Ed Vincent, a seventy-six year old gymnast who continues to workout despite painful physical challenges; and sixty-eight year old Tom Heffner, who trains and competes in international bodybuilding competitions. These remarkable seniors take us through their workouts, tell us about the secrets to their success and prove that it is never too late to start exercising. Sadly Olga Kotelko passed away on June 24th, 2014 three days after suffering from a cranial hemorrhage. Here is a tribute to Olga who became a friend to all of us. She will be greatly missed. Click on this link to the Globe and Mail's article: "Olga Kotelko, a Canadian track star well into her 90s, has died" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/senior-athlete-olga-kotelko-dead-at-95/article19329789/ "Grey Glory" was produced, written and directed by Brandy Yanchyk. Gary Moore is the Director of Photography, Sarah Taylor is the Editor and Mark Zagorsky is the Composer. Thank you to Arsyl Villaroya and Francis Collings who worked as cameramen on the film, Rory Lee who did the graphic design, Jim MacQuarrie who worked as a field producer, Joseph Owens who did the colour correction and Johnny Blerot who did the sound mixing.

The documentary Grey Glory by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk tells the story of five extraordinary athletes; Olga Kotelko, a ninety-four year old Masters Track and Field star who didn’t start the sport until she was seventy-seven; Christa Bortignon, who was so inspired by Olga that she took up the sport in her seventies; Milos Kostic, a seventy-two year old runner and triathlete who has competed in over twenty IRONMAN® triathlons; Ed Vincent, a seventy-six year old gymnast who continues to workout despite painful physical challenges; and sixty-eight year old Tom Heffner, who trains and competes in international bodybuilding competitions.

These remarkable seniors take us through their workouts, tell us about the secrets to theirsuccess and prove that it is never too late to start exercising.

YEAR:
2014

Format:
HD

Broadcasters:
Rogers’ OMNI TV, CBC Documentary Channel, PBS stations, AMI

Duration:
1 x 48 Min

Genre:
Social