The Rider

2017 | Color | 104:00

After a tragic riding accident, Brady, a young cowboy and a rising star of the rodeo circuit, is warned that his competition days are over. Back home, Brady finds himself wondering what he has to live for now. In an attempt to regain control of his fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and tries to redefine his idea of what it means to be a man in the American heartland.

Direction: Zhao; Chloé
Script: Zhao; Chloé
Production: Zhao; Chloé, Hamelinck; Bert, Ben Harroche; Sacha, Asher; Mollye
Photography: James Richard; Joshua
Sound: Wolf Snyder; Mike
Music: Halpern; Nathan
Cast:Scott; Lane, Jandreau; Lilly, Jandreau; Tim, Jandreau; Brady, Clifford; Cat
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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