From the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series
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Directed by: Oscar Loreto | Produced by: Sarah Noone | Starring: Evan Strong, Daniel Gale, & Amy Purdy | Documentary | 2008 | USA | 9:59
As athletes gather to compete in the adaptive division of a national snowboarding competition they share their own stories about overcoming obstacles. Evan Strong is an adaptive athlete in snowboarding who lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. Evan discusses his desire for not having separation in competitions and for adaptive athletes and able body athletes to compete together.
