A documentary film on openly gay,
four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis premieres Tuesday on
HBO.
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
follows Louganis over the past three years as he reunites with
diving, the sport that he once dominated.
The film from openly gay director
Cheryl Furjanic follows Louganis, 55, as returns to diving to mentor
the Olympic team.
“I always wondered what happened to
Greg Louganis,” Furjanic said in a press release. “When we first
approached him, we had no idea that we would find him facing such
difficulties. During the three years we spent making this film, one
thing that became clear is Greg's resilience.”
Louganis' story “is connected to so
many important moments in American history, including the Olympics,
the AIDS epidemic, the gay rights movement and even the recent
home-foreclosure crisis,” said writer-producer Will Sweeney.
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
premiered in May at AFI DOCS Film Festival in Washington, D.C.