The documentary film “Breaking Boundaries” explores the question “What does it feel like to be the only one in the room?” The young woman at the center of this question is former rhythmic gymnast Nastasya Generalova, whose life has been captured on film by documentarians Dina Burlis and Melissa Azizi over the course of several years.
Born and raised in California by her single, white, Russian mother (her father is African American), Generalova embraced rhythmic gymnastics at age 4. In the film, she describes her day-to-day life of training, traveling, representing the U.S., and dealing with being the lone Black rhythmic gymnast in most situations (Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles are artistic gymnasts). Her inspiration was ballet dancer Misty Copeland.
“I’m used to cameras because once you become an elite athlete, you always have cameras at competitions,” said Generalova, who was filmed from about 2016 to 2019. “What was different for me was having the cameras at home…
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