Hard Miles movie storyline. A strong-willed social worker at a youth prison assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy Cycling Team. This is the story of how these troubled young men found another gear.
Hard Miles is an American sports drama film written by Christian Sander and R.J. Daniel Hanna and directed by Hanna It stars Matthew Modine, Cynthia McWilliams, Jahking Guillory, Jackson Kelly, Damien Diaz, Zach Robbins, Leslie David Baker, Sean Astin, Jaxon Goldenberg and Judah Mackey. Hard Miles had its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival on June 13, 2023.
In July 2023, the film screened at Heartland Film Festival where it won the Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award. It screened at Chicago International Film Festival, SCAD Savannah, Cinequest, and Newport Beach Film Festival in October 2023. The film also won audience awards at the Denver Film Festival the following month. In August 2023, it was announced that Blue Fox Entertainment acquired the rights to the film. The film was released theatrically in the United States on April 19, 2024.
Hard Miles (2024)
Directed by: R.J. Daniel Hanna
Starring: Matthew Modine, Cynthia McWilliams, Jahking Guillory, Jackson Kelly, Damien Diaz, Zach Robbins, Leslie David Baker, Sean Astin, Jaxon Goldenberg, Judah Mackey
Screenplay by: R.J. Daniel Hanna, Christian Sander
Production Design by: Susannah Lowber
Cinematography by: Mack Fisher
Film Editing by: Evan Schrodek
Costume Design by: Claire Mildred
Art Direction by: Nils-Erik Hilliard
Music by: Andrew Johnson
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong language, thematic content, suggestive references and some teen drinking.
Distributed by: Blue Fox Entertainment
Release Date: June 13, 2023 (Bentonville), April 19, 2024 (United States)
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