Documentary telling the story of Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter stunt double David Holmes, who was left paralysed from the chest down after an on-set accident in 2009. Featuring personal footage shot over the last decade, behind-the-scenes material from Holmes's stunt work, scenes of his current life and interviews with David as well as Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family and former crewmates
The early part of this documentary paints a picture of what a blast it must have been to work as a teenage stuntman on the Harry Potter films. David Holmes had been a keen gymnast before he landed his dream job as Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double, with the two becoming good friends.
However, we watch with a sense of foreboding, because the Holmes we see is in a wheelchair. In 2009, a simple jerk-back stunt went wrong and he broke his neck. Not only was he paralysed, but as time goes on, his symptoms have worsened. Holmes calls it “the gift that goes on taking”.
At one level, it’s a shocking story about how random and fleeting things can be, but at another, Holmes’s determination to keep embracing life feels anything but tragic.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Self | David Holmes |
| Self | Tolga Kenan |
| Self | Marc Mailley |
| Self | Greg Powell |
| Self | Daniel Radcliffe |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Dan Hartley |
| Producer | Jonathan Chinn |
| Producer | Simon Chinn |
| Producer | Vanessa Davies |
| Producer | Amy Stares |
| Producer | Vanessa Tovell |
| Composer | Tandis Jenhudson |
