Going from a Sundance Documentary to a Sundance Fiction Feature Film, the story of a Welsh village buying a horse balances telling a true story and telling a dramatic one. It's hard to tell a true story, when the characters are still alive, and fit it into a dramatic structure that engages an audience. This is particularly interesting to see a film like Dream Horse, which successfully tells an engaging narrative while remaining true to the real-world events that inspired it. Based on not only a documentary that screened in Sundance 2014 (Dark Horse), but also the fuller true story behind the doc, Dream Horse tells of a syndicate of owners who invest in a racehorse that goes out to be a champion. IMDB lists the logline as: "Jan, a cleaner and bartender, decides to breed a race horse in her Welsh village. As the horse rises through the ranks, Jan and the townspeople are pitted against the racing elite in a race for the national championship." We got a chance to interview director Euons Lyn in conjunction with the film's premiere. Check it out. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 3 February, 2020