Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales on cycling drama Hard Miles starring Matthew Modine and will kick off sales talks in TIFF next week.
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, and Leslie David Baker also star in the coming-of-age sports film about a coach who must get students at a medium security correctional school to work together on a gruelling bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
Nicholl Fellow R.J. Daniel Hanna directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with producer Christian Sander. Scott Sander at Pense Productions also served as a producer.
Greg Townsend, the character played by Modine, has worked in youth services for more than 30 years and served as an on-set consultant. Hard Miles
was shot on location in the Sierra Nevada and the desert lands in the Navajo Nation. Utah, Colorado and Grand Canyon National Park. It premiered at this year’s Bentonville Film Festival.Blue Fox Entertainment’s US distribution arm plans a theatrical release in spring 2024.
“Theatrical audiences are hungry for inspirational stories,” said Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman. This one shows the beauty of the American West as seen through the lense of cycling. Daniel, Christian, and the rest talented cast and crew have delivered a film destined to be loved by audiences all over the world.”
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