FAST HORSE Q&A with Sarah Taylor



It was strange to be on the other side of the questions! In this episode of The Editor’s Cut I chat with fellow editor Brenda Terning about my work on the short documentary film FAST HORSE.

Brenda Terning and Sarah Taylor in Edmonton, Alberta

Brenda Terning and Sarah Taylor in Edmonton, Alberta

FAST HORSE follows the return of the Blackfoot bareback horse racing tradition in a new form: the Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles to build a team with second-hand horses and a new jockey, Cody Big Tobacco, to take on the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy at the Calgary Stampede.

Welcome to the dangerous, high-stakes world of Indian Relay - North America's original extreme sport, where jockeys ride horses bareback and jump from one ho...

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019, “Special Jury Prize for Direction”
2020 CINEMA EYE “SHORTS LIST” Nominee
TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2019, “Best Short Documentary”
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, “Special Jury Mention”
IMAGINATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2019, “Best Short Documentary”
MAORILAND FILM FESTIVAL 2018, “Best Short Documentary”
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2018, “World Tour Selection”
YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL 2019, “Best of the Festival” & “Best Short Documentary”

Director: Alexandra Lazarowich
Producer: Niobe Thompson
Composer: Jonathan Kawchuk
Cinematography: aAron Munson, Daron Donahue, Sergio Olivares
Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs: Lesley Birchard