Irish Film Institute -THE CRASH REEL

THE CRASH REEL

Director: Lucy Walker

USA, 2013, Documentary, 108min


Film-maker Lucy Walker (Waste Land) documents the dramatic story of professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce and his fight back from a career-threatening injury. Training to compete against long-time rival Shaun White at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kevin suffered a severe traumatic brain injury from a training accident in Park City, Utah in 2009. Determined to help him through the tortuous recovery period, Kevin’s tight-knit family rallies around to help him rebuild his life.

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areas of learning:
Family, Goals, Risk-Taking, Friendship, Challenges.

Screening as part of the 2014 Spring/Summer IFI Education School’s Programme.

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