Summary He tapes up his hockey stick and tightens his laces in preparation for the game of his life. Teammates nowhere in sight. Coach gone AWOL. This solitary player insists on the game whether he's skating the biggest ice in the land or he's bringing his own. Ice time is at a premium in this arena where the clock runs at a glacial pace. In this short video the masculine myths of the Sports Hero and the Wilderness Man are subverted as the player slams against the boards of the rational. Like Don Quixote on skates he body checks the improbable to sad and comic results. An exercise in obsession, the determined and solitary hockey player shoots at a goal that is never revealed, never attained in the harsh and remote landscape of Alaska. View more details
Genres : Adventure Comedy Sport Short
Release date : Jan 3, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Summary He tapes up his hockey stick and tightens his laces in preparation for the game of his life. Teammates nowhere in sight. Coach gone AWOL. This solitary player insists on the game whether he's skating the biggest ice in the land or he's bringing his own. Ice time is at a premium in this arena where the clock runs at a glacial pace. In this short video the masculine myths of the Sports Hero and the Wilderness Man are subverted as the player slams against the boards of the rational. Like Don Quixote on skates he body checks the improbable to sad and comic results. An exercise in obsession, the determined and solitary hockey player shoots at a goal that is never revealed, never attained in the harsh and remote landscape of Alaska. View more details
Genres : Adventure Comedy Sport Short
Release date : Jan 3, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
