Sundance Film Festival

As mentioned previously on this blog, it's not a good idea for a filmmaker to speak publicly about one's ambition to get a movie into the Sundance Film Festival. It can be a jinx.

In the case of Cara Perlman's documentary, though, Sundance doesn't seem that unlikely — because of the timing and proximity of her subject matter.

Perlman's film, "FlyGirls," tells the story of six members of the U.S. women's ski-jumping team (including Lindsay Van, pictured), who train in Park City and have fought to be recognized with Olympic status.

Ski jumping is the one winter sport where the International Olympic Committee still hangs the no-girls-allowed sign. In spite of almost-unanimous approval from the International Ski Federation, the IOC still refuses to allow women to ski-jump — and won a recent court ruling to keep the women jumpers out of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

According to USA Today, Perlman is shopping "FlyGirls" to Sundance and other festivals. Sundance would be the optimum venue, since it takes place in Park City — and starts just 22 days before the opening ceremonies in Vancouver.