Morning Moon Productions Options Rights to Mallory Weggemann’s Memoir ‘Limitless’

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EXCLUSIVE: Morning Moon Productions has optioned the rights to Mallory Weggemann’s memoir Limitless. Morning Moon plans to adapt the book into a narrative film showcasing Weggemann’s extraordinary journey to becoming a three-time Paralympic gold medalist in swimming and global champion of disability advocacy.

The film will be produced by Ethan Lazar, Kyle Owens, and Austen Rydell. Executive Producers are Weggemann, Jeremy Snyder, and Peter Friedland.The memoir, written by five-time Paralympic swimming medalist Weggemann, follows the empowering journey of the athlete’s life after a routine epidural injection for back pain left her paralyzed from the waist down at 18 years old.“Limitless serves as a reminder that, while we all navigate through circumstance, we are more than,” says Weggemann. “It is about empowering others to honor their own journey and realize that our ‘now’ doesn’t define what’s to come.

I’m proud that my story can act as a beacon of hope for others while bringing awareness to the importance of representation in our society.”Refusing to allow circumstance to define her, Weggemann–who grew up swimming competitively–returned to the water mere months after her injury and discovered a place of sanctuary and healing, both physically and emotionally.

In the pool she found her strength and realized that paralysis didn’t mark the end of her dreams and ambitions…it ignited new ones.Less than two years later, Weggemann broke eight world records.