Racing Dreams (2009)

Racing Dreams

The Rock with Annabeth Barnes, Brandon Warren and Josh Hobson in RACING DREAMS. A film by Marshall Curry.

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Opened: 07/31/2009 Limited

Limited07/31/2009
IFC Center07/31/2009 - 08/06/20097 days
National Relea...05/21/2010
IFC Center07/09/2010 - 07/15/20107 days
Sunset 5/LA07/23/2010 - 07/29/20107 days
DVD09/28/2010

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Genre: Documentary

Rated: PG for some thematic elements and brief language

Synopsis

RACING DREAMS is the award winning coming-of-age story about three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR.

Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, takes us into the lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association's National Series -- widely considered the Little League for professional racing.

Clocking speeds of up to 70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the yearlong National Series that spawned many of NASCAR's top drivers. And at the same time, they navigate the treacherous road between childhood and young adulthood.

Josh, who started racing when he was five, is bright and focused beyond his years. He studies both the driving styles and the interview styles of NASCAR drivers, and he understands that success in this sport requires professionalism above all.

Brandon is funny and charismatic, but his hot temper often leads him into trouble. He is gunning to win the championship that he lost last year when he was disqualified for rough driving. With a difficult home life, racing is as much of an escape as a passion for him.

And Annabeth, the talented daughter of a retired racecar driver, spends nearly every weekend at the track and struggles to balance a love for racing with a desire to be a regular kid.

In intimate moments of young love and family struggle, this exciting and often humorous story has been fondly described as "part Catcher in the Rye, part Talledega Nights."