DARK RIDER
A DOCUMENTARY BY EVA KÜPPER
SYNOPSIS
As a teenager, Australian Ben Felten (51) was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease, leaving him fully blind by his mid-thirties. Despite years of hardship and the enormous risks, Ben is determined to pursue his childhood dream of becoming racing motorcycles at the highest level. One day he meets a young boy named Jed (13) who suffers from a similar eye condition and is having a hard time finding his way in life. Ben understands his struggles like no other, and while he tries his utmost to break a world land speed record together with his friend, the former grand prix champion Kevin Magee (56), Jed needs to face challenges of his own.
CREDITS
Director & writer Eva Küpper
Producers Ellen De Waele & Elisa Heene
DOP Carl Rottiers
Editor Thijs Van Nuffel
Editing supervisor Nico Leunen
In coproduction with
Hanne Phlypo for Clin - d'Oeil Films
Denis Vaslin & Fleur Knopperts - Volya Films
BR/Arte, RTBF Télévision belge, VRT/Canvas
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
VAF (Vlaams Audiovisueel fonds)
Centre du Cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de la fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Netherlands Film Fund
Creative Europe MEDIA
Telenet
BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance
Tax Shelter of the Belgian Government