Fireworks Logo

Trailers...

  • Familiar Places
  • Assembly
  • Mid-Century Modern
  • My Boyfriend the Fascist
  • All for One
  • Accidental Friends
  • My Boyfriend Is a Sex Worker
  • Museum of the Night
  • Nina & Emma
  • Residence (The)
  • ¡Quba!
  • Cherri
  • Lilies Not for Me
  • She's the He
  • Newborn
  • Klandestin WT
  • Compatriots (The)
  • Things Like This
  • Union Station
  • Spirit Riser
  • Groomsmen: Second Chances (The)
  • Heart Killers (The)
  • Brother Orange
  • Legacy of Cloudy Falls (The)
  • Migliore dei Mali (Il)
  • Chlorophyll
  • Country Queer
  • Ninja Motherf*cking Destruction
  • Belgravia: The Next Chapter
  • American Rust
  • Molt lluny
  • Last Gasp the Gospel of Damion
  • Engarradiella
  • Severance
  • GEN_
  • Déposition (La)
  • Arthur's Whisky
  • Unreasonables – Aids activism in Frankfurt (The)
  • My Chest Is Full of Sparks
  • Row of Life

Pop Star on Ice

Country: USA, Language: English, 85 mins

  • Director: David Barba; James Pellerito
  • Writer: David Barba; James Pellerito
  • Producer: David Barba; Becca Bender

CGiii Comment

Johnny Weir is/was his own worst enemy...massively talented, madly inconsistent.

He has now retired...so, this film serves as a reminder of his talent, his petulance and his hideous hairdos...

One for the skaters...!


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Figure skater Johnny Weir makes a name for himself as an Olympic champion on the ice and a controversial celebrity in the tabloids. Director David Barba shadows Weir for one year, documenting the competitions, training and inner turmoil that make up his daily existence. Weir refuses, in interviews, … Moreto answer questions regarding his rumored homosexuality, only fueling speculation about his private life. But Barba's film focuses on Weir's quest to once again prove himself at the Olympics.

Cast & Characters

Johnny Weir as Himself;
Priscilla Hill as Herself;
Paris Childers as Himself;
Patti Weir as Herself;
Oksana Baiul as Herself;
Brian Boitano as Himself;
Christine Brennan as Herself;
Kurt Browning as Himself;
Sasha Cohen as Herself;
Scott Hamilton as Himself;
Brian Joubert as Himself;
Carson Kressley as Himself;
Stephane Lambiel as Himself;
Evan Lysacek as Himself;
Brian Orser as Himself