UNDENIABLY YOUNG
Nora young and the six-day race
Animated short documentary Undeniably Young directed by Julia Morgan and produced by Evokefilm.
Character design, background design, and full animation for the short documentary.
Undeniably Young is a short, fun, and feminist hybrid doc that introduces multi-sport champion Nora Young - through the story of a groundbreaking bike race she competed at in 1936 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto - giving a nearly forgotten athletic hero her rightful place in history.
It's 1936 and 19-year-old Nora Young is a multi-sport champion, brimming with trophies, talent and an indomitable zest for life. Breaking into the "weird and wonderful" world of men’s Six-Day bike racing, she seizes a rare opportunity to become one of few female cyclists to compete on a velodrome track "on the old speed saucer." Combining animation, archival materials, and interviews with a Young herself (age 95) telling her own story, UNDENIABLY YOUNG finally gives a groundbreaking, nearly forgotten athletic hero her rightful place in history. Winner, Special Jury Mention Prize, BCN Sports Film Festival, Barcelona
News
Feb. 20, 2022: Undeniably Young has just won a prestigious Special Jury Mention prize from the BCN Sports Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. MORE HERE.
July 14, 2021: Announcing our International Premiere: Undeniably Young is an official selection in the Ciudad de México Internacional Film Festival, México
April 30, 2021: We’re pleased to announce that Undeniably Young is a 2021 Golden Sheaf Awards Nominee, Yorkton Film Festival in the Documentary History and Biography category
November 7, 2018: We’re pleased to share this recent media coverage about Nora and our film:
Toronto Star: Toronto’s audacious ‘girl cyclist’ left riders — and stereotypes — in the dust
Dandyhorse: New Film Aims to Animate the Story of Cycling Pioneer Nora Young
Two-Wheeled Politics Blog, An Undeniably Important Female Cycling Pioneer
Sept. 30, 2018: Nora Young inducted to the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame for 2018
June 30, 2018: We are pleased to report that Nora Young is featured in a video from our team (and in a few other places) as part of BIKE CITY, a wonderful City of Toronto Museums exhibit at the St. Lawrence Market Gallery. Bike City covers the history of cycling culture in Toronto and runs until November 17, 2018.
