▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Canadian ▁document ary ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Paul ▁Cow an ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada , ▁it ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature . ▁ ▁Cow an , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁sports ▁spe ci als , ▁shot ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁himself , ▁deleg ating ▁other ▁segments ▁to ▁Re e van ▁Dol go y , ▁Georges ▁D uf aux , ▁B ever ly ▁Sh af fer , ▁Pierre ▁Let arte ▁and ▁Tony ▁West man . ▁Cow an ▁chose ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁eight ▁athlet es ▁from ▁four ▁contin ents , ▁including ▁four ▁Canad ians : ▁Toronto ▁box er ▁John ▁Ra fter y , ▁th ir teen - year - old ▁W inn ip eg ▁g ymn ast ▁Mon ica ▁Go ermann , ▁and ▁divers ▁L inda ▁C uth bert ▁and ▁Jan et ▁N utter . ▁Also ▁featured ▁was ▁New ▁Zealand ▁weight l if ter ▁P reci ous ▁McK en zie . ▁Athlet es ▁were ▁fil med ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Games ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁competition ▁in ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁its ▁broadcast ▁premi ere ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁on ▁the ▁C TV ▁Television ▁Network . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Watch ▁Go ing ▁the ▁Dist ance ▁at ▁N FB . ca ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁films