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The Freedom Chair

2011 Canada / Duration: 15 mins
Directed by: Mike Douglas

Josh Dueck was a passionate free-skier who found himself coaching world-class athletes, such as TJ Schiller and Justin Dorey, at a young age. But one day, he misjudged his speed as he approached a jump, and what could have been a harmless mistake, brought inextricable, life-altering consequences. When he crashed, his spinal cord was severed, leaving him paralyzed. Instead of giving up on skiing, however, Dueck refocused his passion into sit-skiing, and the experience allowed him to jump-start a new career and find a new way to do what he loves the best: ski. The Freedom Chair traces the path from Dueck’s injury to his return to the hill, where he wins silver and gold at the Olympics and X Games and still gets out with friends to charge big terrain — all thanks to his freedom chair.

2012 Official Selection Mountainfilm in Telluride
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Previous Festival Appearances/Shows:

DateTimeLocation
May 26 20126:30 p.m.Details
May 27 20127 p.m.Details
May 28 20129 p.m.Details

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Feb 21 2014The Asia Society- HoustonHouston, TXWebsite
May 3 2013Wilkie Center for Performing ArtsNewbury, MA
Apr 20 2013Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA
Apr 19 2013Mesa TheaterGrand Junction, COWebsite
Apr 9 2013Champaign, ILWebsite
Apr 3 2013Cafe IstanbulNew Orleans, LA
Mar 29 2013The Thacher SchoolOjai, CAWebsite
Feb 27 2013Berry CollegeRome, GA
Feb 7 2013New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM
Feb 1 2013Ouray, COWebsite
Jan 26 2013Homer High School- Mariner TheaterHomer, AK
Jan 19 2013The Trustees TheaterSavannah, GA
Jan 19 2013Bud Werner LibrarySteamboat Springs, CO
Jan 16 2013The Bear Tooth TheatreAnchorage, AKWebsite
Dec 8 2012CinemapolisIthaca, NY
Dec 7 2012CinemapolisIthaca, NY
Dec 7 2012The Pingree SchoolSouth Hamilton, MA
Dec 1 2012Throckmorton TheaterMill Valley, CA
Nov 14 2012University of Wyoming- LaramieLaramie, WY
Nov 10 2012The Big Picture TheaterWaitsfield, VT
Nov 10 2012Malibu, CA
Nov 8 2012South Royalton, VT
Nov 7 2012Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
Nov 3 2012Watercolor ResortSanta Rosa Beach, FLWebsite
Oct 23 2012Fairfield Theater CompanyFairfield, CT
Oct 20 2012MontBleu ResortSouth Lake Tahoe, NV
Oct 6 2012The Music HallPortsmouth, NHWebsite
Oct 6 2012Francis Scott Key AuditoriumAnnapolis, MDWebsite
Oct 5 2012The Hop- Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHWebsite
Sep 22 2012Crestone, CO
Sep 21 2012Sao Paulo, SP, BR
Sep 14 2012Gjendesheim, NO
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