The Crash Reel
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The Crash Reel ' tells the dramatic story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, Traumatic Brain Injury. A comeback story with a difference.
Combining 20 years of stunning action footage with new specially-shot verité footage and interviews the film follows U.S. champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and exposes the irresistible but potentially fatal appeal of extreme sports.
An escalating rivalry between Kevin and his nemesis Shaun White in the run-up to the 2010 Olympics leaves Shaun on top of the Olympic podium and Kevin in a coma following a training accident in Park City, Utah. Kevin's tight-knit Vermont family flies to his side and helps him rebuild his life as a brain injury survivor. But when he insists he wants to return to the sport he still loves, his family intervenes with his eloquent brother David speaking for all of them when he says, “I just don’t want you to die.” Kevin’s doctors caution him that even a small blow to the head could be enough to kill him. Will Kevin defy them and insist on pursuing his passion? With his now impaired skills, what other options does he have? How much risk is too much?
British Director Lucy Walker was inspired to make the film after meeting Kevin shortly after his accident at a retreat where she'd been invited to mentor action sports athletes to encourage them use their platform for social change. ( Read more... ). The Crash Reel was one of 15 films short-listed for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the 86th Academy Awards.
Duration: 108 minutes
Producer: Julian Cautherley and Lucy Walker (co-producers Jenny Raskin & Adam Pearce)
Director: Lucy Walker
Year: 2013
Nationality: British
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