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Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

Competition at its best!

20176.41h 33m

Overview

16-year-old Kelly quits an elite gymnastics program and moves to Australia. To help out a new friend and show up an old rival she re-enters competitive gymnastics, she'll have to find a way to move forward while making amends with her past.

Directed by Clay Glen
Written by Clay Glen
Produced by Sharyn Pancione, Clay Glen
Box OfficeBudget: $600K0

Top Cast

Kelli Berglund

Kelli Berglund

Kelly Johnson

Emily Morris

Emily Morris

Ashley

C

Chris Koch

Teacher

Jordyn Wieber

Jordyn Wieber

Jordyn Wieber

David John Clark

David John Clark

Judge

P

Peta Shannon

Sarah Johnson

L

Lili Karamalikis

Nicola

Tess Fowler

Tess Fowler

Jess

Adam Tuominen

Adam Tuominen

Pete Johnson

I

Isabelle Andary-Geslin

Megan

Themes & Keywords

sportsgymnasticsgymnast

About Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar is a family, drama, tv movie film released in 2017 exploring themes of sports, gymnastics, gymnast. Directed by Clay Glen, it stars Kelli Berglund, Emily Morris, Chris Koch. 16-year-old Kelly quits an elite gymnastics program and moves to Australia. To help out a new friend and show up an old rival she re-enters competitive gymnastics, she'll have to find a way to move forward while making amends with her past.

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