A TURNING POINT
SARAJEVO 1984 – 25th Anniversary
The Official Film of the XIV Winter Olympic Games
USA, documentary, 1984; 80 min

 
Director: Kim Takal
Writer: Lisa Orden
Producer: Joe Jay Jalbert
Production Company: Jalbert Film International
Camera: Kenneth Campbell, Robert Carmichael, Steve Collin, Stanley Larsen, Michael Male, Tyler Nelson, Nicholas Schulte, Peter Sellers, Jerry Sheriden, Kim Takal, Jeffrey Wayman, Christopher Woods
Editors: Wendy Battles, Chester Merrill
Sound Editor: Pierre Takal
Location Managers: Vera Mijojlic, Zlatan Alicevic
Narrator: David Perry

Featuring: Jure Franko (from Slovenia, won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal), Bill Johnson (the first American to win an Olympic downhill event), Debbie Armstrong (the first American woman to win a gold medal in skiing after 32 years, since Oslo 1952), Torvill and Dean (United Kingdom skating couple who earned across-the-board perfect 6.0 scores in free dance competition, a feat that, as of 2009[update], has yet to be matched), Lamine Gueye (from  Senegal, the first African skier to compete in the Winter Olympics), world-class athletes from 49 countries and the citizens of Sarajevo.  

Synopsis
With original footage filmed on Olympic venues in Sarajevo in 1984 the film depicts the legendary moment in time when a small Bosnian city of Sarajevo proudly marched onto the world stage as the host of the XIV Winter Olympic Games. The SEE Festival pays homage to athletes and to Sarajevans on the 25th Anniversary of these historic Games, courtesy of producer Jalbert Film International.

Director Kim Takal
Having previously worked as cameraman on sports movies Kim joined Jalbert crew in 1984 to direct the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, where he also operated one of several camera units. Subsequently he lensed and provided technical advice for “Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story” (1985), and co-directed “Robots” (1988) based on Isaac Asimov’s novels. He is currently president of Reality Pictures in New York, specializing in corporate communications programs.  

Production Company Jalbert Film International, JPI
For almost 40 years JPI has been a leader in sports television and film production. Jalbert Productions was conceived during the filming of “Downhill Racer”, a 1969 feature film for which Joe Jay Jalbert provided technical direction, stunt skiing and POV camera work. In 1970 Jalbert founded JPI and has since made countless TV programs, specials, series, documentaries, ad campaigns, web videos, short form, long form, and everything in between.

DVD Source
Courtesy of Jalbert Film International
Huntingon, New York
http://www.jalbertfilm.com