DOXA 2015 Trailer - Hit 2 Pass

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Prince George may be famous for Cariboo beer, the Mr. PG statue, and an indelible pulp mill stench, but British Columbia’s largest Northern city is also home to a full-contact demolition derby car race called Hit to Pass. The annual event, now in its 25th year, sets the stage for Kurt Walker’s debut feature film. It’s hard to fully prepare viewers for the ride that is Hit 2 Pass — a certain controlled chaos permeates the film. A catchy 16-bit soundtrack, video game interludes and shaky cam recorded from a child’s point of view are just some of the elements that make the experience of watching the film a little like being inside a Hit to Pass derby car. Mid-way through, however, the action slows down and the film takes a turn for the more reflective. The brilliance of Hit 2 Pass is how it subverts traditional narrative structure in favour of a more spontaneous and inventive approach. What starts off as a fun lovin’ road movie ends as meditation on home, identity and the creative process itself, reminiscent of the work of Ben Russell. -SC

Hit 2 Pass is an act of genuine and tender interrogation and self- discovery that explores the gap between the immaterial excitement of videogames and the complexity of life. Like the most humble and earnest first features, Walker’s film is open about its own imperfections so as to carve out its own distinctive and tentative place in the saturated imaginary of contemporary cinema. -FILM COMMENT

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