Filmmaker Josh Berman’s harrowing and inspiring documentary, FULL CIRCLE, is in theaters today! Josh and subject Trevor Kennsion talked with our Gadi Elkon about the film.
Faced with a traumatic injury that renders you permanently disabled; how would you reinvent yourself? In 2014, Trevor Kennison’s life was forever altered by a broken back – for worse and for better, in equal measures. Barry Corbet, an intrepid skier, mountaineer, explorer, filmmaker, and Jackson Hole legend, broke his back in a helicopter crash in 1968. Frustrated by a pre-ADA culture that did not accept or support the disabled, Barry reinvented himself, becoming a seminal leader in the disability community.
FULL CIRCLE follows Trevor on a path towards post-traumatic growth in parallel with Barry, 50 years later. Their stories mirror each other, connected through time and space by common locations and motifs; injuries in the Colorado backcountry, rehab at Craig Hospital, fame in Jackson Hole; but also, through their shared resiliency and refusal to let their passion for life be limited by their injuries.
FULL CIRCLE is an unblinking examination of the challenges of Spinal Cord Injury, and a celebration of the growth that such tragedy can catalyze.
Josh and Trevor talked with Gadi about Colorado, the music in the film, overcoming all obstacles and so much more!
Here is our interview with Filmmaker Josh Berman and Subject/Athlete Trevor Kennison:
The film opens in NYC today and expands to LA, parts of Canada and additional US cities starting on Friday October 27th.
Learn more at FULL CIRCLE.
