It stars alexi pappas, a reallife olympian and elite runner who also cowrote and codirected the film, so its got plenty of insider details about life as an elite athlete. Alexi pappas or alexia pappa greek born 28 march 1990 is a greekamerican long distance athlete, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Now that my movie, tracktown, is being released into the big world, i find myself reflecting on the reallife town that inspired it. Last week i had the pleasure of attending the bend showing of tracktown, a film written and directed by alexi pappas and jeremy teicher. Tracktown is an enjoyable comingofage sports movie, and an awesome first feature from the absurdly talented olympian. Its a comingofage tale for the stunted set, and one that deftly navigates conventions at every turn.
As a long distance runner, alexi has been most successful in the 10km, but has also been a national collegiate athletic association ncaa allamerican at indoor 3,000 metres, 5,000 metres, and the steeplechase as well as the ivy league. May 05, 2017 in this story that captures the experience of a young olympic hopeful, many of the actors are actual olympic athletesincluding cowriterdirector and lead actor alexi pappas. The movie stars debut actress alexi pappas, who also cowrote and codirected the film marking her directorial debut as well. Olympian alexi pappas works out in the weight room at hayward field in. Tracktown, by alexi pappas and jeremey teicher, is a cutesy, generic, unfunny indie film with an array of underdeveloped themes.
Alexi then joined the ducks as a university of oregon fifthyear student, helping lead the team to two ncaa championships in 2012 and 20. Alexi pappas, a runner who, in real life, competed at the 2016 olympics, helped write, direct and produce and stars in a film about a runner. Movie info plumb marigold alexi pappas is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life. In the new romantic drama tracktown out may 12, alexi pappas plays plumb marigold, a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life at the olympic trials. But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, plumb wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye. Alexi pappas is a writer and actress, known for tracktown 2016, olympic dreams 2019 and tall as the baobab tree 2012. Through the stilted dialogue and camera work alexi and jeremy make a misfired attempt at a cutesy romance movie about a arrested developed runner living in eugene. Go behind the scenes with alexi, jeremy, and the tracktown movie crew 5minute behind the scenes video comes included with the movie on itunes. Apr 12, 2017 that athlete is alexi pappas, a greekamerican long distance runner who competed for greece in the 2016 summer olympics in rio. When an injury forces her to take a day off, plumb wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye. Plumb marigold alexi pappas is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life. Tracktown is a 2016 american drama and coming of age sports film directed and written by alexi pappas and jeremy teicher and starring pappas, chase. Alexi was a top 9 nominee for the 2012 ncaa woman of the year award, and is also a graduate of the ucb theater improv program in lanew york city. With alexi pappas, chase offerle, rachel dratch, andy buckley.
While olympic trials dont usually tend to be the sort of milieu that readily. Tracktown was filmed entirely in eugene and springfield it was homegrown with support from the community. Tracktown 2016 directed by jeremy teicher, alexi pappas. It stars alexi pappas, a reallife olympian and elite runner who also cowrote and codirected the film, so its got plenty. Exclusive clip gail rachel dratch pays plumb alexi pappas a surprise visit after the.
But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, plumb wanders into a bakery where the. Parents need to know that tracktown is a quirky indie sports drama about a young running star preparing for the olympic trials. Plumb marigold alexi pappas is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of. Reviewed in the united states on february 14, 2019. A film about running to and running from, by alexi pappas and jeremy teicher. Tracktown is a 2016 american drama and coming of age sports film directed and written by alexi pappas and jeremy teicher and starring pappas, chase offerle, rachel dratch and andy buckley. Tracktown movie personal blog find us over at alexis profile. Starring alexi pappas, rachel dratch, andy buckley, chase offerle, and remy teicher. In this story that captures the experience of a young olympic hopeful, many of the actors are actual olympic athletes including cowriterdirector and lead actor alexi pappas. Alexi pappas discusses making her first olympic team and her new film, tracktown. In the movie tracktown, plumb marigold alexi pappas is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life.
Tracktown olympic distance runner alexi pappas plays an overcommitted athlete forced to take a day off in a debut a bit too enamored with other recent indies. Alexi pappas and codirector and cowriter jeremy teicher have created a funny, sweet movie that explores the struggles of a serious athlete without alienating those whose sneakers are gathering dust in the closet. May 12, 2017 plumb marigold is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life. May 12, 2017 in the movie tracktown, plumb marigold alexi pappas is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life. Jul 07, 2016 elite distance runner alexi pappas has created a series of short films musing about the lives of elite runners.
Tracktown cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. May 25, 2016 alexi pappas discusses making her first olympic team and her new film, tracktown. But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected. That athlete is alexi pappas, a greekamerican long distance runner who competed for greece in the 2016 summer olympics in rio.
She ran for greece in the rio olympics 0 meters, and broke the national record. Tracktown movie, tracktown trailer, tracktown release date. An exclusive look at olympic runner alexi pappas new film tracktown olympian alexi pappas plays a young runner named plumb marigold in her. Apr 06, 2017 an exclusive look at olympic runner alexi pappas new film tracktown olympian alexi pappas plays a young runner named plumb marigold in her new comingofage film, tracktown. An exclusive look at olympic runner alexi pappas new film. But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off. Even her signature bun has its own twitter account her latest project, speed goggles, is a series of short films about runners. A young, talented, and lonely longdistance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the olympic trials and must do something shes never done before. She stars in, cowrites, and codirects this film, taking on the. In this story that captures the experience of a young olympic hopeful, many of the actors are actual olympic athletesincluding cowriterdirector and lead actor alexi pappas. Olympic hopeful in tracktown finds life beyond the. Naked alexi pappas in tracktown alexi, jeremy, and the tracktown movie crew 5minute behind the scenes video comes included with the movie on itunes. Tracktown clip and trailer drama, comedy 2017 alexi pappas.
May 11, 2017 alexi pappas, a runner who, in real life, competed at the 2016 olympics, helped write, direct and produce and stars in a film about a runner. Jeremy cocreated tracktown with his partner alexi pappas, an olympic athlete, and drew inspiration from their reallife experiences. This fictional film follows plum marigolds alexi pappas life through the three days between the preliminary and final round of the womens 5k at the track and field olympic trials. Having a real runner makes the movie feel truer, even if she lacks the training and experience of a more seasoned actor. Reallife olympian alexi pappas makes a run for movie stardom in sports comedy watch. The film is set to be released in theaters, itunes and on demand on may 12. The best moments tend to be the running or the first 15 minutes and its no surprise there as director alexi pappas is an olympic athleat. Alexi pappas graduated magna cum laude from dartmouth college before running off to compete in the 2012 u. Released may 12th, 2017, tracktown stars alexi pappas, chase offerle, rachel dratch, andy buckley the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100 on. Codirectorwriter and lead alexi pappas makes for an endearing triplethreat in this underdog audiencepleaser.
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