Being Evel

From the late 1960s, and through the 70s, American stunt icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel was a household name thanks as much to his spectacular failures as well as his successes - and helped in no small part by his knack for publicity and sense of style. Documentary Being Evel brings Knievel's death-defying feats to the big screen, as well as going behind the myth to investigate the man himself - in the process finding him larger than life in private as well as the public eye.

"After an adolescence riddled with petty thievery and general rabble-rousing, Knievel set his sights on superstardom, a feat he achieved when televisions around the world aired the startling crash footage of his 1967 attempt to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The jump was spectacular, but the failed landing that sent him skidding like a ragdoll across the asphalt was the main attraction. Throughout the 1970s, his legacy as King of the Daredevils spawned action figures, movies, and a generation of kids who wanted to be just like Evel.

Featuring insights from current action sports superstars who were inspired by Evel's iconic career, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Junge immerses you in a life story so incredible that you'd swear it was a tall tale." (Sundande Film Festival 2015)

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