Horsetalk.co.nz Steeplechasing film puts spotlight on dark side of horse racing
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A film exploring the mental health of jockeys and the “lonelier, darker side” of horse racing will air later this year.
The Fall, by British director and writer Nathan Horrocks, has been nominated for Best Short Drama at the London Short Film Festival. It will be screened during the LA Shorts International Film Festival, which ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world, and has also received an honourable mention in the Independent Shorts Awards for Best Drama Short.
The 22-minute film is centred around the aftermath of a fall at the last fence of a race, where the horse, Habitare, would have passed the winning line in front had it not been for the fall.
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Mike Bushell, BBC Breakfast reporter, eighth in 2019 Strictly Come Dancing
I m giving an each-way shout for Sub Lieutenant to show his 100-1 odds are too big. He has never fallen, possesses great stamina and both the horse and Tabitha Worsley fared well separately over the National fences two years ago. When the family bought him off Michael O Leary he joked: One day he will win the National. There s an omen!
Conor McGinn MP, shadow minister of state for security
It s Anibale Fly for me. He has coped well on his two Grand National outings and looks favourably handicapped.
Alice Plunkett, ITV Racing