Red Deer filmmaker proves disability no deal-breaker with CAFF award win
Eleven winners, including a very deserving Red Deer man, had their moment under the bright lights this weekend at the sixth annual Central Alberta Film Festival’s red carpet award gala.
Niek Theelen, whose documentary about adaptive sports called ‘Love of the Game,’ won an audience choice award.
This was the Red Deerian’s first venture into filmmaking, and his moment was very much of the feel-good variety.
Theelen, 30, was born with cerebral palsy, and wanted to tell a story showcasing how one’s lot in life is more about what they make of it than to do with the raw circumstances they’re dealt.