As the sun beats down on the backs of Miller Pata and Linline Matauatu, a beach volleyball pair from Vanuatu, the camera shifts to the ball as it is set high into the air. As Pata comes storming in for the spike, the camera rotates behind her hand as it comes crashing down on the rubbery cover, looking as if she has deflated it. The duo are filming a documentary short, “A Fighting Chance,” which brings fans into the lives of these Olympic hopefuls.
In partnership with Neville, the documentary encompasses their quest to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics, defying the barriers and challenges they will face along the way coming from a small country.