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Lucy Walker - one of the most amazing social issue documentary directors (Waste Land, Blindsight, Devil's Playground) - just launched her latest film The Crash Reel on HBO, following its premieres at Sundance and Belrinale.
The film tells the dramatic story of U.S. champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and his recovery from a Traumatic Brain Injury or as the log-line reads "a comeback story with a difference". It combines twenty years of stunning action footage with new specially-shot verité footage and interviews and exposes the irresistible but potentially fatal appeal of extreme sports.
Read more about what made Lucy dedicate over two years to the film, why is it that what we call extreme sports the sponsors call "action sports" and how much risk is too much and #loveyourbrain.
