Tough film, I really liked it and it struck me personally. Roll with Me, which screened at the recent Slamdance Film Festival, is a feature docu that centers on Gabriel Cordell, who, in 1992, was involved in a traffic accident that left him without the use of his legs.
After a drug-fueled, self-destructive spiral that lasted for years, the one-time aspiring actor sobered up at the age of 42. Needing a goal to strive for, he decided to make history as the first person to roll across the United States in a plain wheelchair.
Director Lisa France and the members of her small production team introduce themselves to viewers and almost immediately reveal that each has specific medical, psychological, and emotional issues.
This film really cuts to the core of so many issues that it’s hard not to take personally. I did.
Right away the documentary makes us empathize...
After a drug-fueled, self-destructive spiral that lasted for years, the one-time aspiring actor sobered up at the age of 42. Needing a goal to strive for, he decided to make history as the first person to roll across the United States in a plain wheelchair.
Director Lisa France and the members of her small production team introduce themselves to viewers and almost immediately reveal that each has specific medical, psychological, and emotional issues.
This film really cuts to the core of so many issues that it’s hard not to take personally. I did.
Right away the documentary makes us empathize...
- 3/2/2018
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
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