Blood Road (film)

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Blood Road
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNicholas Schrunk
Written byMark Anders
Produced bySandra Kuhn
Starring
CinematographyRyan Young
Edited byEmad Hashim
Music byKeith Kenniff
Production
company
Red Bull Media House
Release date
March 15, 2017
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesLaos, Vietnam, Cambodia, United States
LanguagesEnglish, Vietnamese, Lao

Blood Road is a 2017

News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2018.[2]

Production

The film was produced over two years, starting with an initial scout trip to Laos in December, 2014 with principal photography happening over 28 days in February/March 2015.[3] The production team of six members, four of which were ex-professional athletes themselves, were limited to traversing on Honda CRF 250cc dual-sport motorcycles.[4] Two crew members were injured in motorcycle accidents from the jungle terrain, one suffering a shoulder injury and another, a ruptured achilles tendon. The core production team collectively rode over 24,000 miles on motorcycle over the course of production.[5]

According to Andrew Fish of American Cinematographer. "The camera team used a unique combination of RED digital cinema cameras and Cooke anamorphic lenses to capture the film. Subsequent modifications were made to other smaller format action cameras such as GoPros to modify the lenses to fit the anamorphic profile.".[6] They also extensively used the Freefly Systems MoVI gimbal which they affixed to motorcycles, drones, rickshaws and trucks.

The film was finished in

Dolby enlisted to audio-mix the film using Dolby Atmos technology. The on-screen graphics, directed by John Likens [7] were of note for their creation from 8mm US Air Force footage, GPS points and OpenStreetMap
data.

Release

The film premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in January 2017 where it received the audience choice award.[8] It was released nationally with a US tour March 15, 2017. It has since been translated into several different languages, including Vietnamese.[9]

Reception

Kimber Myers of The Los Angeles Times had a positive review calling it a "moving experience for both its subjects and the audience".[10] Bayo Olukotun of The Huffington Post described the filmmaking as "purposeful storytelling that transcends the action sports subset".[11] Kristin Blush of Bust Magazine notes, "it captures an important part of U.S. history, shows the scars and torment that war leaves behind, promotes forgiveness, and shows how badass women are.[12]

Accolades

The film was awarded numerous best of festival and audience awards at the Wasatch Mountain Film Festival l,

News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 2018, winning for Outstanding Graphic Design & Art Direction. Additionally, it won a Shorty Award for social good for its partnership with demining efforts in Laos.[2]

Philanthropy

Following the production of the film, Rusch’s experience witnessing the lasting effects of the Vietnam War first-hand inspired the inception of the Be Good[TM] Foundation. Rusch’s Father signed every letter home with “Be Good,” and Rusch took that message and turned it into a mission. By using the bicycle as a catalyst for healing, empowerment, and evolution, the Be Good Foundation is a call to action to live with purpose, explore with passion and create lasting change. The Be Good Foundation supports a number of organizations that support cyclists of all ages and backgrounds as well as planet Earth by fighting climate change and maintaining public land access.

Most notably is the support of MAG, an organization that assists people affected by landmines and unexploded ordnance, to donate proceeds from the film to unexploded ordnance removal efforts.[14] Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world with over two million tons of ordnance dropped over 580,000 bombing missions during the Vietnam war which was featured in the film's story.[15] The film's lead, Rebecca Rusch continues to travel to Laos to promote the clean-up and raise money and awareness for the cause.[16]

References

  1. Salon
    . Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ a b "Blood Road – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ Fish, Andrew. "Blood Road: Emotional Journey". American Cinematographer. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Debra (2017-07-06). "Shooting Blood Road in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in 6K with the Red Weapon and Epic". Studio Daily. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. ^ Nelson, Chris (January 2018). "Blood Road". Iron & Air. 030: 99–102.
  6. ^ "Blood Road: Emotional Journey - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. ^ "Blood Road". cgsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. ^ Yeager, Selene (2018-10-02). "This Cycling Documentary Just Won an Emmy". Bicycling. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  9. ^ "Blood Road". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  10. ^ Myers, Kimber (2017-06-20). "Review: American and Vietnamese cyclists find common ground in moving documentary 'Blood Road'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  11. ^ Olukotun, Bayo (2017-11-21). "'Blood Road' Documentary Combines Cycling with Meaningful Storytelling". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  12. ^ Blush, Kristin (2017-02-24). "'Blood Road' - On A Daughter's Epic Journey To Find Answers, She Found A Lot More: BUST Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  13. ^ "Feature Film Award". Wasatch Mountain Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  14. ^ Downey, Michael. "A champion mountain biker faces her toughest challenge: clearing bombs from Laos". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  15. ^ "Secret War in Laos". Legacies of War. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  16. ^ "Rebecca Rusch". Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

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