Hands on a Hardbody
Screening on Film
Directed by S.R. Bindler.
US, 1997, 35mm, color, 97 min.
US, 1997, 35mm, color, 97 min.
The American Dream takes strange shapes, and here is one of the strangest: each year, a Nissan dealership in Eastern Texas holds a contest in which 23 hopefuls compete for a chance to win a new, hardbody pickup truck. And here are the rules: whoever manages to keep one hand on the truck the most hours wins it. The documentarians stand by filmming for the psychologically grueling hours and days while the contestants drop off one by one. This winner of the Audience Award at multiple film festivals becomes a moving drama of average people faced with physical pain, emotional hardship, a bit of triumph, and lots of defeat.
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