JOCKEY World Cinema

Talent attending in-person screening: Clint Bentley (Director), Greg Kwedar (Producer), Nancy Schafer (Producer), Clifton Collins, Jr. (actor), Molly Parker (actor), Moises Arias (actor).

As Jackson nears the end of his professional jockey’s career, he’s trying to win one last championship before hanging up his silks. When Ruth, his longtime trainer, acquires a new horse, they feel that this could be the key to their final chance at glory. As Jackson pushes forward despite the years of injuries catching up to him, he meets a young rider claiming to be his son. Taking the rookie under his wing, Jackson is left to consider the complex possibilities of what’s next and what it means to have a second chance at fatherhood.

A personally inspired tribute to the horse-racing community by director Clint Bentley, JOCKEY is an authentic and immersive look at the scenes behind the racetrack. Clifton Collins, Jr. carries the film with a passionate and humble performance of an aging man at a crossroads between dreams and sacrifice. –Sarah Harris