Festivals - Sundance Film Festival 2021 : Jockey directed by Clint Bentley will have its world premiere

By Mulder, 27 december 2020

Seasoned horse jockey Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) has weathered decades of races on the riding circuit, but he now finds himself facing what could be his last season as his health deteriorates. With the help of Ruth (Molly Parker) and a promising new horse, Jackson starts to prepare for the upcoming championship. His plans take a left turn when a budding young jockey (Moisés Arias) shows up and claims to be his son. Caught between yearning for a connection and uncertainty about his own future, Jackson confronts difficult questions regarding his legacy.

Shot at a live racetrack and with a keen eye for veracity, Jockey gives us an achingly personal window into a world we’ve never seen up close before, where fortunes are flipped upside down from one moment to the next and the freedom of riding comes at a grueling physical price. Collins delivers an intimately layered performance guided by director Clint Bentley, whose own experiences imbue authenticity and naturalism into this moving portrait of a sport unlike any other.

Synopsis :
An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.

Jockey (USA)
Directed by Clint Bentley
Produced by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Nancy Schafer
Written by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Co-Producer : Linda Halbert
Executive Producers : Larry Kalas, Larry Kelly, Jon Halbert, Walt Penn, Cheryl Penn, Mark Crozier, Genevieve Crozier, John Greenwood, Cindy Greenwood, Ann Grimes, Jay Old, Clifton Collins Jr., Ben Fuqua, Jordy Wax
Production Designer : Gui Marini
Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias
Music by Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner
Sound Design/Mix : Lee Salevan
Cinematography : Adolpho Veloso
Edited by Parker Laramie
Distributed by ICM Partners (https://www.icmpartners.com)
Release date : February 1,2021 (Sundance)
Running time : 99 minutes

Premiere : feb. 1 - 12:00am // Second screening : feb. 2 - 4:00pm (local time)

(Source : press release)