The Last Race

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Series/Themes: Sports and Hobbies

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2018

Locations: USA

Film Length: 75 min.

Languages: English

Director: Michael Dweck.

Featuring: Marty Berger, Mike Cappiello, Barbara Cromarty, Jim Cromarty, Bob Finan, Jack Handley Jr.

Once the hub of American stock-car racing, Long Island is now home to a single track, leaving the local community a solitary final haven to pursue this once popular tradition. Under the constant threat of demolition, Riverhead Raceway and its owners must remain strong in the face of corporate real-estate developers. Award-winning filmmaker and childhood racing fan Michael Dweck seeks to celebrate this seemingly forgotten American pastime and show the humanity behind the blue-collar drivers who call Riverhead home. Welcomed into the Riverhead family, the documentary crew explores the emotions behind the windshield.

Supported by Charlottesville Parking Center, Inc.

Friday, November 2
6:45 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 4
Add To Calendar 20181102 18:45 20181102 20:05 America/New_York VFF: The Last Race

Once the hub of American stock-car racing, Long Island is now home to a single track, leaving the local community a solitary final haven to pursue this once popular tradition. Under the constant threat of demolition, Riverhead Raceway and its owners must remain strong in the face of corporate real-estate developers. Award-winning filmmaker and childhood racing fan Michael Dweck seeks to celebrate this seemingly forgotten American pastime and show the humanity behind the blue-collar drivers who call Riverhead home. Welcomed into the Riverhead family, the documentary crew explores the emotions behind the windshield.

Supported by Charlottesville Parking Center, Inc.

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