Join us at the Santa Fe premiere of Simon Wincer’s new film The Cup produced by the 2011 Santa Fe Film Festival’s Honoree and Santa Fe Studios CEO Lance Hool.
Presented by SFFF, this special event is a fundraiser for festival partner CCA. The screening will be followed by a Q & A with Lance conducted by industry insider and Santa Fe Film Festival board member, Anna Darrah. Tickets are $10.
THE CUP
Australia’s most talented family of jockeys seems cursed: not long before the Melbourne Cup, the world’s biggest race, Jason Oliver falls in a crash, a tragedy eerily similar to one that killed his father 27 years earlier. Can Jason’s brother Damien overcome this tragedy, along with discouraging defeats of his own, to win in front of a global audience? THE CUP, directed by Simon Wincer (LONESOME DOVE, COMANCHE MOON, PHAR LAP), follows one of the most inspirational stories in sports history. Brendan Gleeson heads a talented cast, but the real star here is the phenomenal footage of horses at work and play. Santa Fe’s Lance Hool produced this film, arriving in the U.S. after a strong run in Australia. (Australia, 2012, 106 minutes, 35mm)
“The Cup sustains interest through the smooth efficiency of its storytelling and the engaging performances of its lead players. Latest effort from Simon Wincer evinces intelligence and restraint, even during periodic scenes of potent emotional impact, as it respectfully recounts the true-life drama of Aussie jockey Damien Oliver, who rode to victory in the 2002 Melbourne Cup just days after his older brother sustained fatal injuries in a racing accident.” – Joe Leydon Variety
