The film the crash reel revolves around the story of kevin pearce who was a professional snowboarder. The campaign includes a variety of different initiatives, including infographics on what to do if you hit your head, discounts for snowboarders and skiers who wear a helmet at participating mountain resorts, insurance information for athletes, a resource guide to help those with tbi, a share. Filmmaker lucy walker tells the story of kevin pearce and his long road to recovery, and also explores the dangers of a popular but very risky sport, in the documentary the crash reel. The crash reel, documentarian lucy walker, subject kevin pearce. His family stands by his side as he goes through rehab, but they object when he wants to. The crash reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. As kevin recovers from his injury, shaun wins gold. The crash reel shows risks of extreme sports, story of. Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between halfpipe legends shaun white and kevin pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the vancouver winter olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous. Pia pearce, kevin s mother and cofounder of simon pearce along with her husband simon, says that the loveyourbrain bowl was designed to inspire others to support this worthy mission and to give back to a community who stood by them throughout the journey. Kevin pearce was one of the worlds best snowboarders, before a horrific accident in 2009 ended his career.
While practicing some new tricks to gain an edge in the olympics, he suffered a very bad fall. Watch the crash reel, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device. Learn more about the hbo documentary the crash reel. Their youngest son is kevin pearce, a snowboarder, who was seriously injured in 2009 while training for the olympics. The crash reel follows the pearce family from kevin s wonder years as a challenger, through the accident, to the crucial time after his fall. The crash reel releases bittorrent bundle with exclusive content. As producer, julian is on the festival circuit with the awardwinning documentary the crash reel following the dramatic fall and raise of snowboarder kevin pearce a traumatic brain injury survivor. The crash reel bittorrent bundle has been downloaded 3. Kevin, his longtime friend and rival, ended up in a coma. Pro snowboarder kevin pearce s recovery from a traumatic brain injury is a cautionary tale for the sports promoters and participants alike. Yes, the crash reel is a movie about snow boarding, but it also covers much more. The crash reel is a documentary film directed by lucy walker which premiered as the opening night gala film on 19 january 20 at the sundance film festival. Training to compete at the 2010 winter olympics, kevin suffered severe traumatic brain injury from a 2009 accident in park city, utah. Loveyourbrain is the outreach campaign born from the crash reel and kevin pearce s inspiring story.
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I look at dirt bikers like theyre crazy, says one snowboarder. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline. The rivalry between halfpipe legends kevin pearce and shaun white is documented in this thrilling ride into the world of extreme snowboarding. Now all kevin wants to do is get on his snowboard again, even though medics and family fear this could kill him. The crash reel shows what happens after the crash, and the years it takes to come back from such an injury if one can. As the 2010 winter olympics approach, kevin pearce is considered the only. Hospitalization, rehab, neuropsychological and vision. His tightknit vermont family flew to his side, and together they began an intensive process of trying to rehabilitate him and help him rebuild his permanently damaged life. From crash reel to recovery, and everything in between. Kevin s remarkable resilience was documented and transformed into the award winning hbo documentary, the crash reel, which brought light to the experience of traumatic brain injuries. Watch the crash reel online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Kevin pearce was a champion snow boarder and potential olympian until a serious fall during training in 2009 left him with hospitalised, suffering from traumatic brain injury. Download the bittorrent bundle, and go behind the scenes of the.
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