The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
A famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult-like race: the sports world’s most guarded secret.
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short trailer
Overview
- Genre
- Adventure, Sports, History, and Personal Doc
- Synopsis
Every year 40 runners come from around the world to a small town in Tennessee to test their limits at a cult-like, quirky, and virtually impossible trail race created by the mysterious Lazarus Lake. With a secret application process, unknown start time, and a course that changes every year, The Barkley Marathons has only had 10 people finish in 25 years. Inspired by a historic prison escape gone awry, what follows is an oddly inspiring story where pain has value, failure is spectacular, and it only costs $1.60.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 90 minutes
Credits
- Annika Iltis ... Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor
- Timothy Kane ... Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor
- Mariana Blanco ... Editor
- Tyler Gibbons ... Composer
- Austin Krier ... Re-recording Mixer
- Orrin Anderson ... Motion Graphics
Production Details
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2012-2014
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2015
- Festivals
- Hot Docs, Austin Film Festival, Sidewalk, Nashville, Kansas City, Sheffield Adventure (UK), Reel Wild (NZ),
- Awards
- Audience Award Feature Documentary - Austin Film Festival, Best Documentary - Kansas City FilmFest, Audience Award - Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Top 20 Audience Favourite - Hot Docs, Best Film - Silver - ShAFF, Best Running Film - Gold - ShAFF
- Distribution
- Gravitas - digital for US/CAN. Filmmakers retain all other rights.
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