International premiere
Ice Aged
Six senior figure skaters show that it’s never too late to lace up your skates and chase your dreams.
Bringing humour, grit, and pure joy to the rink, “Ice Aged” follows six senior men and women from around the world as they pursue their childhood dreams of competitive figure skating. From local ice rinks to the grand stage at the World Hobby Figure Skating Championships in Bavaria, their inspiring journey defies age and expectations. Beautifully filmed over nearly three years, the cameras capture every tear, cheer, and broken bone as these skaters pursue their dreams. Not even a global pandemic can stop them from pushing forward in this fairytale on ice.
“Ice Aged” is a powerful battle cry against the inevitability of ageing and society’s glorification of youth, showcasing men and women who refuse to surrender to time, proving that the pursuit of happiness has no expiration date.
Mike Arnott
Alexandra Sell (1968) was born in Hamburg, Germany. Studied fine art/photography in Berlin and London, MA Fine Art Goldsmith College 1997. In 2001, she received a diploma in film/television from the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. Her cinema documentary “Remote Area” (2005) was premiered at the Berlinale and won the Prix Europa. She is also known for her award winning feature film “The Beginner” (2017) – a story about a 58-year-old woman who rediscovers her love of ice skating after four decades. Sell has participated in international film festivals in Germany, Poland and Hungary and the US.
Durchfahrtsland (2005, doc), Die Anfängerin (The Beginner, 2017, doc), Ice Aged (2024, doc)
