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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.