Directors Tripp Clemens + Harvey Burrell
At age sixteen, surfer Zack Bastian became paralyzed from the waist down after a dirt biking accident near his home in Rhode Island. After finding inspiration from magazine photos of pro-surfer and quadriplegic Jesse Billauer, he soon found his way back to the water. His three friends started Endless Abilities to capture his story, but the documentary quickly grew into a feature film, focusing on lives of over a dozen athletes with disabilities all across the country. From rehabilitation patients to Paralympic athletes, their cameras captured the reality of broken boundaries and common goals among all who are active. They went rock climbing with the visually impaired, played soccer with quadriplegics and swam with those with muscular dystrophy, to name a few. Through their journey, they learned that sports really are the great equalizer, unifying people of all abilities on a level playing field.