Reel Dad: 'Jockey' takes us to the races at Sundance
Mark Schumann
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Films that make us feel help us forget the ones that disappoint.
Magically, sometimes surprisingly, good films tell stories that engage our minds, develop characters that touch our hearts, and convey messages that capture our hopes and allay our fears. And when they make us feel we experience marvelous journeys.
Filmmaker Clint Bentley knows his way around a horse track. As the son of a jockey, he holds the hidden layers of such locations in the deep corners of his creative imagination, incorporating moments saved in his memory for crucial moments in his film. And the movie he directs, “Jockey,” grabs us from its first moments with a level of authentic humanity that immediately makes us feel we’re at home. Bentley helps us get to know some people who will stick with us for a long time.