Strong! is an experimental documentary that follows U.S. Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth as she tries to win the title of strongest woman in the world. The film begins with Haworth’s preparations for the 2004 Olympics in Athens and follows several injuries, comebacks and personal struggles to culminate with her upcoming competition at the 2008 games in Beijing. With Strong!, Wyman is using her subject as a dual metaphor: her size and strength, triumphs and liabilities, express a sense of radical female autonomy as they are similar to America’s perilous entitlement and might.
ShareJulie Wyman’s films have screened at the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the National Film Theater (London), on Showtime and Logo Television…
Read Full Bio2010: Wyman receives co-production support for Strong! from the Independent Television Service (ITVS)