Battle Mountain - Graeme Obree's Story
Synopsis
Graeme Obree and his legendary bike “Old Faithful” inspired Sir Chris Hoy – who calls him a genius, as well as Sir Bradley Wiggins and millions of cyclists across the world. 20 years on he has built a bike, and the aerodynamic shell, in his attempt to break the International Human Powered Vehicle Association land speed record.
“BATTLE MOUNTAIN” is an immersive observational documentary showing how Graeme built “The Beastie” (as named by Sir Chris Hoy). Following Graeme as he trains in the Ayrshire rain and the sunshine of Tenerife, and watches as his cardio workouts take him to the point of collapse.
'Battle Mountain' isn’t just about a sport and engineering genius. It is also about the fragility of the human mind and the mental strength required to make you a world record holder. Graeme openly talks about the difficulties he has encountered and survived through his life. He doesn’t shy away from his demons, everything is confronted head on.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 104SL mins
- Format
- File Based Full HD
- Director
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David Street 1st Feature
- Producer
- David Street
- Executive Producer
- Leslie Finlay, Beatrice Neumann, Murray Buchanan
- Editor
- Colin Monie, Berny McGurk
- Screenwriter
- David Street
- Director of Photography
- David Street
- Sound
- Kahl Henderson
- Composer
- Alun Woodward
- Principal cast
- Graeme Obree, Jamie Obree, Sir Chris Hoy, Charlie "Chick" Milarvie, Euan Obree
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Journey Pictures Ltd
60 Woodlinn AvenueGlasgow
G44 5TT
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