The Ataxian Film Screening - Fundraiser for FA

200 Hutchinson Avenue,Columbus OH 43235

04 October, 2021

Description

Watch the film that inspired the movement known as rideAtaxia. This film follows a man with FA as he completes the Race Across America. Learn more about FA and be inspired by this film. Donations will go to the Friedreich's Ataxia Reasearch Alliance. More about the film: At age 17, Kyle Bryant was diagnosed with the relatively unknown progressive neuromuscular disease, Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), for which there was no medication, nor cure. As Kyle lost his ability to play his favorite sports and even walk, he began biking long distances in a specially outfitted “trike.” When he is finally relegated to a wheel chair, Kyle decides that enough is enough. He enlists the help of three friends, Sean—who also has FA—John and Mike, and they embark on the “toughest bike race in the world,” the Race Across America (RAAM). in this feature-length documentary filmmakers and childhood friends Kevin Schlanser and Zack Bennett capture what is a grueling 9-day non-stop journey for anyone—much less someone with an energy-depriving affliction—that starts in Oceanside, CA, ending in Annapolis, MD. What happens along the way inspires hope in the hearts of other families battling FA and starts a movement, now known as rideATAXIA. * Please wear a mask during the screening.