If you have been hoping to see a documentary from the 2022 CrossFit Games, you are in luck. The new documentary titled “Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active” will be released on July 14, 2023, just a couple weeks ahead of the start of the 2023 CrossFit Games.
Directed once again by Mariah Moore, the documentary focuses on Adrian Bozman’s first year programming the CrossFit Games as Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros battle for the title, Fittest on Earth.
Per IMDb, here is the storyline of the 2022 CrossFit Games documentary:
In 2022 a new mastermind entered the arena to craft the tests for the Fittest on Earth. Longtime CrossFit Games Head Judge and Seminar Staff Flowmaster Adrian Bozman’s approach to programming the CrossFit Games brought the sport’s top athletes back to the basics while challenging them to develop new skills. Tia-Clair Toomey vied for an unprecedented sixth title while rumors of retirement swirled and Mal O’Brien continued to rise. Meanwhile, 2021 Fittest Man on Earth Justin Medeiros worked to defend his title against determined competitors such as Roman Khrennikov – a multiyear qualifier who had yet to step onto the Games competition floor – and Ricky Garard, newly returned from a four-year ban for violating CrossFit’s drug policy. In “Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active,” watch as athletes face familiar movements with new twists, some thriving and others learning the hard way to begin anew with the basics, this time paying more attention.
“Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active” was produced by Justin Bergh and Tyson Oldroyd, Mariah’s husband. Cinematography was by the team of Byrant, Boucher, Brandon Casey, Michael Koslap, Mariah Moore, Torin Simpson and Salvi Villanueva. The film was edited by Mariah Moore and Ian Wittenber.
If quite a few names sound familiar, it’s because most have worked together on previous CrossFit Games documentaries over the years.
Since we are still over two months away from the official launch, there still are not details on where “Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active” will be available to watch, but we definitely expect to see it up on iTunes for pre-order soon.
Last year’s documentary, “Fittest on Earth: Next Gen”, was available on 22 streaming platforms including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft Xbox, Vimeo, AT&T/DirecTV, Comcast, Dish, Redbox, Spectrum, iNDemand, Vudu, Verizon, Charter, Hoopla, Lodgenet/Sonifi, Sling TV, Cablevision/Altice, Biblioteca, Frontier, Vubiquity, Suddenlink/Altice.
Beyond that, there isn’t much yet out there. However, we did find the official Facebook page and film screener (although it’s currently set to private).
