THE CRASH REEL | New Release 2013
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Channel: TIFF · 2013 · Film & Animation
Documentarian Lucy Walker (Waste Land) directs this intimate portrait of former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce as he struggles to recover from his debilitating 2009 training accident and return to the slopes. While training for the 2010 Winter Olympics, champion US snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a devastating accident on the slopes, putting him temporarily in a coma and leaving him with a debilitating brain injury. When he finally recovered both speech and mobility, Kevin shocked his supportive, tight-knit family by announcing that he wanted to return to the sport he loves — despite doctors' warnings that even the slightest blow to the head would be enough to kill him. Seamlessly combining stunning archival snowboarding footage with a chronicle of Kevin's struggle to get back on the slopes and interviews with other of the sport's top athletes, director Lucy Walker not only tells a moving personal story but broaches difficult questions about the culture of high-risk sports, those who love them and those who profit off them. "Thrilling and compelling" (The Hollywood Reporter). Preceded by Trotteur dirs. Arnault Brisebois, Francis Leclerc \ Canada 2013 \ 8 min. A settling of accounts between a young man and a locomotive turns into a diabolical race against a merciless opponent. Fantastic visual effects add to this powerful tale of man versus machine. http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffbelllightbox/2013/2330031288
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