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JOCKEY

  • Dir. Clint Bentley
  • USA
  • 2020
  • 99 min.
  • DCP
JOCKEY

Part of Sundance Film Festival 2021: US Dramatic Competition.

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Watch: JOCKEY Q&A with filmmakers Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar in conversation with Belcourt’s Allison Inman and Mae Moreno [Contains spoilers].

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.



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