BEAUTIFUL IDIOT SHORT FILM

Beautiful Idiot takes you on a ride through the mindset and motivations of those who feel driven to pursue greatness, how it can feel to fall short, and the consequences of reaching a lofty goal when the struggle to get there has defined you for so long. Featuring professional freeride mountain bike rider Brett Rheeder. www.beautifulidiotfilm.com **Official Selection 2018 Banff Mountain Film Festival** **Gold - Best Cinematography - 2018 Queen Palm International Film Festival** **Silver - Short Film - Sports/Inspirational - 2018 Queen Palm International Film Festival** Directed by - Harrison Mendel and Robb Thompson Written by - Anders J. Svensson Featuring - Brett Rheeder With - Elliot Friesen and Austin Friesen Produced by - GRAIN and Harrison Mendel Executive Producers - Dustin Brady, Andrew Shandro, Robb Thompson, Steve Seeley, Kent Toth, Brett Rheeder and Harrison Mendel Director of Photography - Harrison Mendel Principle Cinematographer - Liam Mullany Additional Cinematography - Seger Nelson and Brody Jones Editors - Harrison Mendel and Shelley Fried Colorist - Steve Seeley VFX - Calvin Sun Title Design - Shelley Fried Music Composer - Windmills, Cory Myraas, Mitch Lee Sound Design and Mix - Mitch Lee and Taylor Richardson VO - Brad Avenyou Special Thanks - David Chambers Gloria Miller Terran Wright John Wright Silver Star Bike Park Cam Sorenson Brad Baker Oscar Gordon Phil Gaudette Snowbird Lodge Skyride Bike Shop Terence Geisbrecht Bike Mag Nicole Formosa Anthony Smith Will Ritchie Clif Bar Bryan Cole Nor-val Rentals Tony Friesen Monica Friesen BX Press Missy Builders - LOFT Bike Parks Dustin Gilding Austin Davignon Alexander Chisholme Silver Star Bike Park Cam Sorenson Jason Martin Ben Byers Ben Schlieth Matt Dennis Noah Brousseau Ben Imrich Logan Imrich Matt Macduff Corbin Selfe Bryan Sciuk Brett Rheeder Simon Mclaine Liam Mullany Harrison Mendel Robb Thompson Jeremy Wiess Seger Nelson