Blenio, Utah
Patrick Botticchio
Alberto Bernad
Switzerland, 2018, 57 min.
In Italian with English subtitles.
This film is family friendly.
Every summer for 100 years, history has repeated itself in the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah, as drivers from around the world gather to race in cars and on motorcycles in hopes of breaking world speed records. In 2017, a young butcher from Olivone, a small town in Switzerland, joined the throng of hundreds of competing drivers. Tiziano, with the support of the Swiss Blenio Valley Team, attempted to win the coveted title on his motorbike. Will he succeed?
Category: Documentary, Award Winner.
Themes: Sports, Relationships, World Cinema.
Saturday, April 13
The Screening Room
12:30pm
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