Parents' Guide to

Full Circle

By Sabrina McFarland, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Adaptive athletes defeat adversity in sports docu; language.

Movie NR 2024 103 minutes
Full Circle movie poster: A White man sits in a wheelchair holds a camera to film a scene, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, spectators watch a sit skier head downhill, wearing black, gray, and orange outerwear, and the film's title Full Circle, cast and crew names, and accolades appear in white letters

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

  • Still from Full Circle: White professional sit skier Trevor Kennison sits in a wheelchair in the woods, wearing a blue ski cap, a red, white, and blue fleece sports shirt, black Eddie Bauer windbreaker jacket, brown pants, and black sport shoes
  • Still from Full Circle: A sit skier heads down a snow-covered mountain, wearing a blue ski outwear jack, green helmet with a GoPro camera on top, and a black sit ski featuring the name Eddie Bauer on display in white letters
  • Still from Full Circle: White alpinist and author Barry Corbet sits in a wheelchair on a mountain while holding a green bottle, wearing blue jeans, a blue T-shirt with the name Maui in white letters, and brown sneakers

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What's the Story?

In FULL CIRCLE, Trevor Kennison, a professional sit skier, and Barry Corbet, also an adaptive athlete, mountaineer, filmmaker, and author, discuss their lives, which includes the journey to reinvent themselves after spinal cord injuries. The documentary explores their post-traumatic personal and professional path through firsthand interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and experts, as well as archival footage and photos.

Is It Any Good?

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This is inspiring and incredible storytelling at its best, especially Trevor Kennison's remarkable and very real narrative of determination that begins during the professional sit skier's childhood. "Trevor loved snowboarding," recalls his mom Olga in Full Circle. "You would see nothing but white teeth in the little goggles when he was a little kid. He wouldn't even go inside to get something to eat."

But following a snowboarding accident that left Kennison paralyzed from a spinal cord injury, he soon seeks a new way to continue with his lifelong passion for extreme sports. "Sit skiing gave me that freedom being out of my wheelchair," he says of the design made for use by adaptive athletes. "I could be just like anyone else. Having that freedom back, it gave me such a purpose to life."

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the communication of the cast in Full Circle. How do they also demonstrate compassion, courage, perseverance, and teamwork? Why are these important character strengths?

  • In the film, adaptive athletes Trevor Kennsion and Barry Corbet set life goals following their accidents. Why are goals important??

  • How would you describe the representation and portrayal of individuals with disabilities in this documentary?

  • Do you or would you engage in an extreme sport? Why or why not?

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