The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel

The fall and rise of Kevin Pearce

Overview

Genre
Portrait, Sports, and Culture
Synopsis

By turns pulse-quickening and contemplative, "The Crash Reel" is a thoroughly winning docu portrait of former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce, whose 2009 accident while training for the Winter Olympics left him with a traumatic brain injury -- and a feverish desire to return to the slopes ASAP.

Stage
finished

Credits

Production Details

Country
United States
Prod. Partners
HBO & Impact Partners

Distribution Details

Release year
2013
Festivals
Sundance 2013
Awards
Audience Award SXSW 2013

Photos

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