The Movement: One Man Joins an Uprising
With mom on the red carpet
Breckenridge Festival of Film
With producer/co-director Kurt Miller
Anchorage International Film Fest
40 minute documentary film, written and co-directed by Greg I. Hamilton
GREG’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT has received critical acclaim as an official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival along with selections and 5 awards from 20 other film festivals around the world.
The Movement is the story of Rick Finkelstein returning to the mountain where his life was changed forever. Paralyzed in a ski accident in 2004 Rick wasn’t expected to live. Even with the latest equipment and support from heroes and pioneers of his sport, Rick faced a daunting challenge with no guarantees.
This 40-minute documentary screened as an official selection at 21 film festivals worldwide, plus:
- Aired on network broadcast television to more than 40% of U.S. households, including primetime
- Received a nationwide broadcast via FSN—60 million homes
- Broadcast on ESPN Classic—30 million homes.
- Played on Frontier Airlines throughout November, 2012—1 million estimated passengers
- PSA for the film narrated by Chris Pine played during NBC’s primetime Olympic coverage (averaging 30+ million viewers: at the time it was the most-watched TV event in U.S. history)
- Released on DVD and in a box set with Robert Redford’s Downhill Racer plus classic ski films from Greg Stump and Matchstick Productions
Click below to watch the trailer for the film (4 minutes).