I’m a Kentucky boy, and I never turn down a chance to highlight something like there on here. This is the trailer for23 Blast, which is about Travis Freeman, who went blind during high school, but found his way back to playing football. The movie was filmed and is based in Corbin, Kentucky, which is 30 minutes south of where I actually live. The film was directed by Dylan Baker, better known to most here as Doctor Curt Connors in the original Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy.
Official Synopsis:
Post by 23 Blast.23 Blast is based on the amazingly true story of Travis Freeman. A typical teenager growing up in a small town in Kentucky, Travis is a local hero on and off the field. In the fall of 1997, in the prime of his youth, he is unexpectedly stricken with an infection that destroys his optic nerve. He becomes blind overnight. Under the influence of parents who love him, a physical therapist who challenges him, a coach who inspires him, and a best friend who he cannot bear to leave behind, Travis shows us what true bravery is by competing on the gridiron, helping his team advance to the State playoffs. We follow Travis and Jerry Baker, his closest friend, from the time they meet on the football field as kids through high school. Jerry’s attraction to the dark side of teenage temptations, beer and drugs, threatens to pull the friends apart. It is only on the football field where they truly connect.
23 Blast comes out October 3.
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