Extreme sports lovers! This stunning, heart-warming story is for you...
Suggested Donation: $5/person. RSVP here: http://www.newportfilm.com
"The Crash Reel is a joyous tribute to the fragility of life that will break you down and leave you a better person". - The Film Stage
Winner of the SXSW Audience Award
newportFILM OUTDOORS - presented by KIRBY PERKINS CONSTRUCTION
THE CRASH REEL
International Tennis Hall of Fame Grass Courts
Thursday, July 19
Film begins at sunset (approx. 8:15pm)
Suggested Donation: $5/person. RSVP here: http://www.newportfilm.com
* NO glass, heels or chairs on the grass courts
* Live music will precede the film
* Tallulah on Thames cart will offer tacos & burritos for purchase
* Le Petit Gourmet will offer cheese plates, sandwiches & salads for purchase
* Bike Newport will provide a free bike valet, tune-ups for a small charge
* Picnics welcome & encouraged, BYOB!
Watch Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hNDBmjxelM
This eye-popping film, stunningly edited from 20 years of verité footage, follows champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and exposes the fatal allure of extreme sports. An escalating rivalry between Kevin and his nemesis Shaun White in the run-up to the 2010 Olympics culminates in Shaun winning Gold and Kevin in a coma following a training accident. Kevin's family help him rebuild his life as a brain injury survivor, but when he insists he wants to return to the sport he loves his eloquent brother David, who has Down syndrome, intervenes. As an elite athlete, Kevin was a professional risk-taker but now his skills are impaired and a small blow to the head will kill him. How much risk is too much?
