Marci Krown’s new documentary, The Power of Sports for Amputees, premiered in San Diego on August 6, just before the Paralympics. Just after the debut screening, one of the movie’s three main figures, sprinter Beatriz Hatz, won her first Paralympic medal. Another, Carson Fox, began his track and field career at the University of Alabama.
The film is hitting the road this fall for screenings all over the country, and Amplitude is co-sponsoring. Three screenings are already on the calendar; scroll down for date/location info. You can watch the trailer here.
Each screening will include food, Q+A with the filmmakers, social interaction, and a broad range of resources for the amputee community, include free print copies of Amplitude. The film’s main sponsor is befree, an adaptive clothing line that specializes in prosthesis-friendly zip-on pants.
The Power of Sports for Amputees runs 92 minutes and features appearances by Hatz, Fox, James Dixon, and representatives from Angel City Sports, the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Move United, the Amputee Coalition, and other big supporters of the limb-loss community.
The following showings are already on the calendar. We’ll add to the list as more screenings get put onto the schedule.
- October 23, Tulsa OK: Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave., 5:30 p.m.
- October 29, Anderson IN: Paramount Theater Ballroom, 1124 Meridian St., 6 p.m.
- November 12, Salem MA: Location and time TBD
