"TIME TRIAL" Film Screening
Directed by Finlay Pretsell
The end of an athlete’s career is a race against time and a fight against an inevitable demise. The addictive need to participate defies logic and creates a mesmerizing and painful spectacle. TIME TRIAL takes us into the final races of cyclist David Millar’s career, leading up to his last encounter with the Tour de France. We go inside the peloton, we’re pushed up impossible climbs and forced down rapid descents, we lie alongside him in his hotel room in post-race agony. We ride in the support car, the source of comfort, supplies and fleeting relief from the cold. And we know that every mile traveled is a mile closer to the end. TIME TRIAL gets us close to David Millar, revealing how the human spirit is driven by a force deeper than success and glory. Filmed using pioneering techniques, bespoke vehicles and on-bike cameras, and with a new score by US composer Dan Deacon.
Finlay Pretsell is a film director awarded with a BAFTA and a former professional cyclist. He has directed many short films, 6 of them awarded in international festivals. Recently, he has produced the film Norfolk (2015) for the BBC Films. His irruption as a filmmaker was in 2007, with Standing Star, a short film where he documents his passion for cycling.
V.O. in English with Spanish and Catalan subtitles.
** Free screenings on May 8, 21, 23 & 28.
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